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#B9E893 closest to Sweet Mint Pesto

#B9E893 is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Sweet Mint Pesto. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 91.0% green and 57.6% blue (rgb(185, 232, 147)). Its HSL value is 93° hue, 65% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 9% black. #B9E893 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.03:1.

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Variations of #B9E893

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B9E893 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B9E893 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B9E893 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E8D997
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFDC8D
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2DF90
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E8D997
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBDE96
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBE1D3
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8E5B4
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2DECB

#B9E893 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#B9E893 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.03:1 Super#B9E893 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B9E893 in CSS

/* Sweet Mint Pesto */
.color { color: #B9E893; }
.background { background-color: #B9E893; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B9E893; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 232 147);
color: hsl(93 65% 74%);
color: oklch(0.878 0.122 132.0);

#B9E893 FAQ

What color is #B9E893?

#B9E893 is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B9E893?

#B9E893 is rgb(185, 232, 147) in RGB, hsl(93, 65%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 0%, 37%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B9E893?

The complementary color of #B9E893 is #C293E8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B9E893?

Black text has the best contrast on #B9E893: 15.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B9E893 a warm or cool color?

#B9E893 is a cool color.