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#B9DCA3 Color

#B9DCA3 is rgb(185, 220, 163) in RGB, hsl(97, 45%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 14%) 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 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9DCA3
HEX#B9DCA3
RGBrgb(185, 220, 163)
HSLhsl(97, 45%, 75%)
HSVhsv(97, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.085 133.6)
LABlab(84.13% -19.58 24.14)
LCHlch(84.13% 31.08 129.05)

What #B9DCA3 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 #B9DCA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.64Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.58Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.98Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.27Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.55Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 13.84

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

#B9DCA3 Channel Values

How #B9DCA3 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 220 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 45% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9DCA3 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9DCA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9DCA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9DCA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9DCA3
Complementary
#C6A3DC
Analogous
#D5DCA3
Analogous
#A3DCA9
Triadic
#A3B9DC
Triadic
#DCA3B9
Split comp.
#A9A3DC
Split comp.
#DCA3D5

Tints & Shades of #B9DCA3

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

#C1E0AE
#CCE6BC
#D5EAC8
#DDEED3
#E6F2DE
#F1F8ED

Shades

#9CCE7E
#80C059
#67A63F
#4E7E30
#375922
#203414

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9DCA3.

How #B9DCA3 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#B9DCA3
Protanopia#D7D7A3
Protanomaly#CBD9A3
Deuteranopia#D1D1A4
Deuteranomaly#C8D6A4
Tritanopia#C0D6D6
Tritanomaly#BDD8C4
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B9DCA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9dca3: #B9DCA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9DCA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9dca3': '#B9DCA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.863, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_b9dca3">#B9DCA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9DCA3"

More Green Colors

#B9DCA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B9DCA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9DCA3?

#B9DCA3 is a light green — rgb(185, 220, 163) in RGB and hsl(97, 45%, 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 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #B9DCA3?

#B9DCA3 is rgb(185, 220, 163) — red 185, green 220, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9DCA3?

#B9DCA3 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9DCA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9DCA3 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9DCA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9DCA3 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 13.84, which is visibly different.

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