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#B9D8A6 Color

#B9D8A6 is rgb(185, 216, 166) in RGB, hsl(97, 39%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9D8A6
HEX#B9D8A6
RGBrgb(185, 216, 166)
HSLhsl(97, 39%, 75%)
HSVhsv(97, 23%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.075 133.8)
LABlab(83.09% -17.39 21.19)
LCHlch(83.09% 27.41 129.39)

What #B9D8A6 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 #B9D8A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.97Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.08Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.6Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.54Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.96Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.45

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

#B9D8A6 Channel Values

How #B9D8A6 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 185 · G 216 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 39% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 23% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9D8A6 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9D8A6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9D8A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9D8A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9D8A6
Complementary
#C5A6D8
Analogous
#D2D8A6
Analogous
#A6D8AC
Triadic
#A6B9D8
Triadic
#D8A6B9
Split comp.
#ACA6D8
Split comp.
#D8A6D2

Tints & Shades of #B9D8A6

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

#C2DDB1
#CDE3BF
#D5E8CA
#DEECD4
#E6F1DF
#F1F7ED

Shades

#9EC983
#82B95F
#68A046
#4F7935
#385525
#203216

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9D8A6.

How #B9D8A6 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#B9D8A6
Protanopia#D3D3A6
Protanomaly#C9D5A6
Deuteranopia#CECEA7
Deuteranomaly#C6D2A7
Tritanopia#C0D3D3
Tritanomaly#BDD5C2
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

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Using #B9D8A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9d8a6: #B9D8A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9D8A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9d8a6': '#B9D8A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.847, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_b9d8a6">#B9D8A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9D8A6"

More Green Colors

#B9D8A6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B9D8A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9D8A6?

#B9D8A6 is a light green — rgb(185, 216, 166) in RGB and hsl(97, 39%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #B9D8A6?

#B9D8A6 is rgb(185, 216, 166) — red 185, green 216, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9D8A6?

#B9D8A6 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9D8A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9D8A6 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9D8A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9D8A6 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 12.45, which is visibly different.

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