#b9e8bf

Color #b9e8bf

A moderately saturated very light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 16.08 Nearest Tailwind class green-200 #b9f8cf · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9e8bf

RGB

rgb(185, 232, 191)

HSL

hsl(127.7, 50.5%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.7, 20.3%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 0%, 17.7%, 9%)

LAB

lab(87.87, -22.95, 15.05)

LCH

lch(87.87, 27.44, 146.74)

OKLCH

oklch(88.7%, 0.0741, 148.41)

HWB

hwb(127.7, 72.5%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8b9e2

Analogous

#cbe8b9

#b9e8bf

#b9e8d7

Triadic

#b9e8bf

#bfb9e8

#e8bfb9

Split-complementary

#b9e8bf

#d7b9e8

#e8b9cb

Tetradic

#b9e8bf

#b9e2e8

#e8b9e2

#e8bfb9

Square

#b9e8bf

#b9cbe8

#e8b9e2

#e8d7b9

Shades

Color #b9e8bf mixed toward black.

#85d78f

#51c660

#349d41

#22692b

#113416

Tints

Color #b9e8bf mixed toward white.

#c5ecca

#d0f0d4

#dcf4df

#e8f7ea

#f3fbf4

Tones

Color #b9e8bf mixed toward gray.

#bde4c2

#c1e0c5

#c5dcc8

#c9d8cb

#cdd4ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfd0ca · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#ccc9cc · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#bcd2d4 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#dcdcdc · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9e8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9e8bf]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b9e8bf (#b9e8bf) is rgb(185, 232, 191) in RGB.

No, #b9e8bf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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