What color is #B9F296?

#B9F296 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9F296?

The RGB value is 185, 242, 150: 185 red, 242 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9F296?

The complementary color is #CF96F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9F296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9F296 color

#B9F296 rgb(185, 242, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9F296 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 94.9% green and 58.8% blue (185, 242, 150).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 78% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Mint Pesto (#BBEE99), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#B9F296 color codes

HEX	`#B9F296`
RGB	`rgb(185, 242, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 94.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 78%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 38%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.87, -34.03, 38.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.87, 51.53, 131.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.263, 76.019, 40.504)`
Decimal	`12186262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9F296, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B9F296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9F296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B9F296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9f296; }
.text { color: #b9f296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9f296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 242 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9f296, #96f2a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #B9F296?: #B9F296 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9F296?: The RGB value is 185, 242, 150: 185 red, 242 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9F296?: The complementary color is #CF96F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9F296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.