Recognised as Colour

#B1CB38

#B1CB38
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B1CB38 is a green with RGB values 177, 203, 56 and HSL 71°, 59%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B1CB38#B1CB38

HEX#B1CB38

RGBrgb(177, 203, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7961, 0.2196

RGB percentages69.4%, 79.6%, 22%

HSLhsl(70.6, 58.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(70.6, 72.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK12.8%, 0%, 72.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,651,896

CSS custom property--colour: #B1CB38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#4E34C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8BF1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C045no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BBC0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1 Khaki · ΔE 30.9 Olive · ΔE 31 Green yellow · ΔE 32.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5238CB

Analogous#CB9B38, #68CB38

Triadic#38B1CB, #CB38B1

Split complementary#3868CB, #9B38CB

Tetradic#38CB9B, #5238CB, #CB3868

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F5DA

Lighter +30%#E1EBB1

Lighter +20%#D1E089

Lighter +10%#C1D660

Darker −10%#8FA52B

Darker −20%#6C7C21

Darker −30%#495416

Darker −40%#262C0B

More saturated +25%#C5EA19

Less saturated −25%#9DAC57

Channel breakdown

R177

G203

B56

Red177 (69.4%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue70.61°

Saturation (HSL)58.57%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B1 · G CB · B 38

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B1CB38 (chemical formula)

Formula
433.601 g/mol
40 atoms

B1CB38 has a molar mass of 433.601 g/mol, made up of 40 atoms across 2 elements: 39 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass433.601 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule40

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.200114 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3888669 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B97.2%

C2.8%

Boron (B × 39)421.59 g/mol, 97.23%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.77%

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