#b9e272

Color #b9e272

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 19.93 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9e272

RGB

rgb(185, 226, 114)

HSL

hsl(82, 65.9%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(82, 49.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 0%, 49.6%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(84.96, -30.88, 49.99)

LCH

lch(84.96, 58.76, 121.7)

OKLCH

oklch(86%, 0.1472, 125.94)

HWB

hwb(82, 44.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b72e2

Analogous

#e2d372

#b9e272

#81e272

Triadic

#b9e272

#72b9e2

#e272b9

Split-complementary

#b9e272

#7281e2

#d372e2

Tetradic

#b9e272

#72e29b

#9b72e2

#e272b9

Square

#b9e272

#72e2d3

#9b72e2

#e27281

Shades

Color #b9e272 mixed toward black.

#a2d843

#85bc27

#648d1d

#435e13

#212f0a

Tints

Color #b9e272 mixed toward white.

#c5e78a

#d0eca1

#dcf1b9

#e8f5d0

#f3fae8

Tones

Color #b9e272 mixed toward gray.

#b7d97b

#b4cf85

#b2c68e

#afbd97

#adb3a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccc97 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#cac69f · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#bbaeb3 · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9e272;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9e272]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b9e272 (#b9e272) is rgb(185, 226, 114) in RGB.

No, #b9e272 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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