What color is #B9FFCD?

#B9FFCD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9FFCD?

The RGB value is 185, 255, 205: 185 red, 255 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9FFCD?

The complementary color is #FFB9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9FFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9FFCD color

#B9FFCD rgb(185, 255, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9FFCD is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 100% green and 80.4% blue (185, 255, 205).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eau de Nil (#BFFFCF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#B9FFCD color codes

HEX	`#B9FFCD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 255, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 100%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.41, -31.42, 17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.41, 35.74, 151.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.784, 86.239, 70.873)`
Decimal	`12189645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9FFCD, 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 #B9FFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9FFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #B9FFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ffcd; }
.text { color: #b9ffcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ffcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 255 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ffcd, #b9fff0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #B9FFCD?: #B9FFCD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9FFCD?: The RGB value is 185, 255, 205: 185 red, 255 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9FFCD?: The complementary color is #FFB9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9FFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.