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#B9EFBB Color

#B9EFBB is rgb(185, 239, 187) in RGB, hsl(122, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9EFBB
HEX#B9EFBB
RGBrgb(185, 239, 187)
HSLhsl(122, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(122, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.089 145.7)
LABlab(89.71% -25.25 19.42)
LCHlch(89.71% 31.85 142.44)

What #B9EFBB 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 #B9EFBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B9EFBB Channel Values

How #B9EFBB 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 239 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9EFBB 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B9EFBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9EFBB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B9EFBB

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9EFBB.

How #B9EFBB 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#B9EFBB
Protanopia#E7E7BB
Protanomaly#D6EABB
Deuteranopia#DFDFBD
Deuteranomaly#D1E6BC
Tritanopia#C1E9E9
Tritanomaly#BEECD8
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B9EFBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9efbb: #B9EFBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9EFBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9efbb': '#B9EFBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.937, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_b9efbb">#B9EFBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9EFBB"

More Green Colors

#B9EFBB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B9EFBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9EFBB?

#B9EFBB is a lightest green — rgb(185, 239, 187) in RGB and hsl(122, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.89.

What is the RGB value of #B9EFBB?

#B9EFBB is rgb(185, 239, 187) — red 185, green 239, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9EFBB?

#B9EFBB converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9EFBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9EFBB scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9EFBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9EFBB 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 17.93, which is visibly different.

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