Green

#b9bfa2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Green sits in the green range, mid and muted. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Green color values

Every conversion for #b9bfa2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9bfa2

RGB185, 191, 162

HSL72, 18%, 69%

HSV72, 15%, 75%

CMYK3%, 0%, 15%, 25%

Lab76.18, -7.18, 13.94

XYZ45.16, 50.18, 41.49

Decimal12173218

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5793 C

Shades of green

#abb28f #9ca57c #8e9869 #7c855b #6a724e #585f41 #474b34 #353827 #23251a #11120c

Tints of green

#bfc5aa #c5cab2 #ccd0bb #d2d6c3 #d8dbcb #dee1d3 #e4e7dc #ebece4 #f1f2ec #f7f8f4

Colors that go with green

Complementary#a8a2bf Analogous#bfb6a2 Analogous#abbfa2 Triadic#a2b9bf Triadic#bfa2b9 Split complementary#a2abbf Split complementary#b7a2bf

Green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 3, 0, 15, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9bfa2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 0 15 25

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 4 18 31

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Green in css

Copy #b9bfa2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9bfa2; }
.text { color: #b9bfa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bfa2; }

How green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b9bfa2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9bfa2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b9bfa2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b9bfa2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b9bfa2 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.