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#B9FDEC Color

#B9FDEC is rgb(185, 253, 236) in RGB, hsl(165, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9FDEC
HEX#B9FDEC
RGBrgb(185, 253, 236)
HSLhsl(165, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(165, 27%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.4% 0.072 177.5)
LABlab(94.44% -24.56 0.98)
LCHlch(94.44% 24.58 177.72)

What #B9FDEC 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 #B9FDEC, 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.

#B9FDEC Channel Values

How #B9FDEC 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 253 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 27% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9FDEC 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B9FDEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9FDEC; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B9FDEC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9FDEC.

How #B9FDEC 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#B9FDEC
Protanopia#F3F3EC
Protanomaly#DEF7EC
Deuteranopia#E9E9EE
Deuteranomaly#D8F1ED
Tritanopia#BCFBFB
Tritanomaly#BBFCF5
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B9FDEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9fdec: #B9FDEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9FDEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9fdec': '#B9FDEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.992, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_b9fdec">#B9FDEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9FDEC"

More Green Colors

#B9FDEC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B9FDEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9FDEC?

#B9FDEC is a lightest green — rgb(185, 253, 236) in RGB and hsl(165, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.83.

What is the RGB value of #B9FDEC?

#B9FDEC is rgb(185, 253, 236) — red 185, green 253, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9FDEC?

#B9FDEC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9FDEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9FDEC scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9FDEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9FDEC 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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