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#B8FF9E Color

#B8FF9E is rgb(184, 255, 158) in RGB, hsl(104, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 38%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8FF9E
HEX#B8FF9E
RGBrgb(184, 255, 158)
HSLhsl(104, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(104, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 38%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.145 137.6)
LABlab(93.64% -35.72 39.05)
LCHlch(93.64% 52.93 132.45)

What #B8FF9E 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 #B8FF9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 6.88Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.61Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.48Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.81Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 16.06Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 16.47

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

#B8FF9E Channel Values

How #B8FF9E 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 255 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8FF9E 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8FF9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8FF9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8FF9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8FF9E
Complementary
#E59EFF
Analogous
#E8FF9E
Analogous
#9EFFB5
Triadic
#9EB8FF
Triadic
#FF9EB8
Split comp.
#B59EFF
Split comp.
#FF9EE8

Tints & Shades of #B8FF9E

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

#BFFFA8
#CBFFB8
#D2FFC2
#DDFFD1
#E5FFDB
#F0FFEB

Shades

#8FFF66
#66FF2E
#41F500
#32BD00
#238500
#144D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8FF9E.

How #B8FF9E 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#B8FF9E
Protanopia#F5F59E
Protanomaly#DFF99E
Deuteranopia#EBEBA1
Deuteranomaly#D8F3A0
Tritanopia#C6F5F5
Tritanomaly#C0F9D8
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8FF9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8ff9e: #B8FF9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8FF9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8ff9e': '#B8FF9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 1.000, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_b8ff9e">#B8FF9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8FF9E"

More Green Colors

#B8FF9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8FF9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8FF9E?

#B8FF9E is a lightest green — rgb(184, 255, 158) in RGB and hsl(104, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #B8FF9E?

#B8FF9E is rgb(184, 255, 158) — red 184, green 255, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8FF9E?

#B8FF9E converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 38%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8FF9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8FF9E scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8FF9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8FF9E 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 9.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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