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#B8E09E Color

#B8E09E is rgb(184, 224, 158) in RGB, hsl(96, 52%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 12%) 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 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8E09E
HEX#B8E09E
RGBrgb(184, 224, 158)
HSLhsl(96, 52%, 75%)
HSVhsv(96, 29%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.098 133.5)
LABlab(85.09% -22.31 27.95)
LCHlch(85.09% 35.76 128.60)

What #B8E09E 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 #B8E09E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 7.17Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.01Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.52Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 11.68Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.95Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.17

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

#B8E09E Channel Values

How #B8E09E 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 184 · G 224 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 52% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 29% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8E09E 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8E09E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8E09E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8E09E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8E09E
Complementary
#C69EE0
Analogous
#DAE09E
Analogous
#9EE0A5
Triadic
#9EB9E0
Triadic
#E09EB9
Split comp.
#A59EE0
Split comp.
#E09EDA

Tints & Shades of #B8E09E

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

#C1E4AA
#CCE9B9
#D5EDC5
#DDF0D0
#E6F4DC
#F1F9EC

Shades

#9CD477
#80C851
#67AE37
#4E842A
#375D1D
#203611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8E09E.

How #B8E09E 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#B8E09E
Protanopia#DADA9E
Protanomaly#CDDC9E
Deuteranopia#D4D4A0
Deuteranomaly#C9D99F
Tritanopia#C1D9D9
Tritanomaly#BDDCC4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8E09E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8e09e: #B8E09E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8E09E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8e09e': '#B8E09E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.878, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_b8e09e">#B8E09E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8E09E"

More Green Colors

#B8E09E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8E09E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8E09E?

#B8E09E is a light green — rgb(184, 224, 158) in RGB and hsl(96, 52%, 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 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #B8E09E?

#B8E09E is rgb(184, 224, 158) — red 184, green 224, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8E09E?

#B8E09E converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8E09E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8E09E scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8E09E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8E09E 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 16.47, which is visibly different.

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