#b9d496

Color #b9d496

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.24 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d496

RGB

rgb(185, 212, 150)

HSL

hsl(86.1, 41.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(86.1, 29.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 29.2%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(81.62, -19.71, 27.79)

LCH

lch(81.62, 34.07, 125.35)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0878, 127.31)

HWB

hwb(86.1, 58.8%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b196d4

Analogous

#d4d096

#b9d496

#9ad496

Triadic

#b9d496

#96b9d4

#d496b9

Split-complementary

#b9d496

#969ad4

#d096d4

Tetradic

#b9d496

#96d4b1

#b196d4

#d496b9

Square

#b9d496

#96d4d0

#b196d4

#d4969a

Shades

Color #b9d496 mixed toward black.

#9dc36b

#7fab46

#5f8035

#405623

#202b12

Tints

Color #b9d496 mixed toward white.

#c5dba8

#d0e2b9

#dceacb

#e8f1dc

#f3f8ee

Tones

Color #b9d496 mixed toward gray.

#b8cf9b

#b8caa0

#b7c5a6

#b6bfab

#b6bab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c6a8 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#c4c2ac · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#bab4b7 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d496;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d496]

Related colors

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#b9d496 (#b9d496) is rgb(185, 212, 150) in RGB.

No, #b9d496 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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