What color is #B9FFEE?

#B9FFEE is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9FFEE?

The RGB value is 185, 255, 238: 185 red, 255 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9FFEE?

The complementary color is #FFB9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9FFEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.6:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9FFEE color

#B9FFEE rgb(185, 255, 238)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B9FFEE is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 100% green and 93.3% blue (185, 255, 238).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.6:1).

#B9FFEE color codes

HEX	`#B9FFEE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 255, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 100%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.16, -25.06, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.16, 25.09, 177.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.195, 88.004, 94.107)`
Decimal	`12189678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9FFEE, 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 #B9FFEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9FFEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.6:1	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 #B9FFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ffee; }
.text { color: #b9ffee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ffee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 255 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ffee, #b9edff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B9FFEE?: #B9FFEE is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9FFEE?: The RGB value is 185, 255, 238: 185 red, 255 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9FFEE?: The complementary color is #FFB9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9FFEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.6:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.