What color is #B9FFCE?

#B9FFCE 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 #B9FFCE?

The RGB value is 185, 255, 206: 185 red, 255 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9FFCE?

The complementary color is #FFB9EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9FFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9FFCE color

#B9FFCE rgb(185, 255, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9FFCE is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 100% green and 80.8% blue (185, 255, 206).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eau de Nil (#BFFFCF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#B9FFCE color codes

HEX	`#B9FFCE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 255, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 100%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.44, -31.24, 16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.44, 35.35, 152.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.905, 86.288, 71.511)`
Decimal	`12189646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9FFCE, 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 #B9FFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9FFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	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 #B9FFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ffce; }
.text { color: #b9ffce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ffce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 255 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ffce, #b9fff1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #B9FFCE?: #B9FFCE 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 #B9FFCE?: The RGB value is 185, 255, 206: 185 red, 255 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9FFCE?: The complementary color is #FFB9EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9FFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.