What color is #B9FF71?

#B9FF71 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9FF71?

The RGB value is 185, 255, 113: 185 red, 255 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9FF71?

The complementary color is #B771FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9FF71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9FF71 color

#B9FF71 rgb(185, 255, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9FF71 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 100% green and 44.3% blue (185, 255, 113).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lima (#A9F971), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#B9FF71 color codes

HEX	`#B9FF71`
RGB	`rgb(185, 255, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 100%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.03, -44.02, 59.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.03, 74.39, 126.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.748, 83.025, 28.55)`
Decimal	`12189553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9FF71, 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 #B9FF71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9FF71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #B9FF71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ff71; }
.text { color: #b9ff71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ff71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 255 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ff71, #72ff71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #B9FF71?: #B9FF71 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9FF71?: The RGB value is 185, 255, 113: 185 red, 255 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9FF71?: The complementary color is #B771FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9FF71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.