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#B1DF9F Color

#B1DF9F is rgb(177, 223, 159) in RGB, hsl(103, 50%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1DF9F
HEX#B1DF9F
RGBrgb(177, 223, 159)
HSLhsl(103, 50%, 75%)
HSVhsv(103, 29%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.099 137.1)
LABlab(84.37% -24.23 26.40)
LCHlch(84.37% 35.83 132.54)

What #B1DF9F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B1DF9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 5.27Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.28Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.65Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 12.09Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.6Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#B1DF9F Channel Values

How #B1DF9F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 177 · G 223 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 50% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 29% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1DF9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1DF9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1DF9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1DF9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1DF9F
Complementary
#CD9FDF
Analogous
#D1DF9F
Analogous
#9FDFAD
Triadic
#9FB1DF
Triadic
#DF9FB1
Split comp.
#AD9FDF
Split comp.
#DF9FD1

Tints & Shades of #B1DF9F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BBE3AB
#C7E8BA
#D0ECC6
#DAF0D1
#E3F4DD
#EFF9EC

Shades

#92D279
#73C653
#5AAC39
#44822B
#305C1F
#1C3612

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1DF9F.

How #B1DF9F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B1DF9F
Protanopia#D8D89F
Protanomaly#CADB9F
Deuteranopia#D1D1A1
Deuteranomaly#C5D7A0
Tritanopia#BAD8D8
Tritanomaly#B6DBC4
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1DF9F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b1df9f: #B1DF9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1DF9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1df9f': '#B1DF9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.875, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_b1df9f">#B1DF9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1DF9F"

More Green Colors

#B1DF9F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B1DF9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1DF9F?

#B1DF9F is a light green — rgb(177, 223, 159) in RGB and hsl(103, 50%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #B1DF9F?

#B1DF9F is rgb(177, 223, 159) — red 177, green 223, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1DF9F?

#B1DF9F converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1DF9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1DF9F scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1DF9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1DF9F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.11, which is visibly different.

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