Colour

#B1C55B

#B1C55B
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B1C55B is a green with RGB values 177, 197, 91 and HSL 71°, 48%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B1C55B#B1C55B

HEX#B1C55B

RGBrgb(177, 197, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7725, 0.3569

RGB percentages69.4%, 77.3%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(71.3, 47.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(71.3, 53.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK10.2%, 0%, 53.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,650,395

CSS custom property--colour: #B1C55B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#4E3AA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0BB51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEBC61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BABCADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.5 Khaki · ΔE 20.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 22.3 Yellow green · ΔE 22.7 Olive · ΔE 26.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6F5BC5

Analogous#C5A45B, #7CC55B

Triadic#5BB1C5, #C55BB1

Split complementary#5B7CC5, #A45BC5

Tetradic#5BC5A4, #6F5BC5, #C55B7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9FAF2

Lighter +30%#E7EDCC

Lighter +20%#D5E0A6

Lighter +10%#C3D281

Darker −10%#9AAF3E

Darker −20%#798931

Darker −30%#586423

Darker −40%#363E16

More saturated +25%#C2E13F

Less saturated −25%#A0A977

Channel breakdown

R177

G197

B91

Red177 (69.4%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue71.32°

Saturation (HSL)47.75%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B1 · G C5 · B 5B

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