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Recognised as Colour

#B1EC9C

  • #B1EC9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B1EC9C is a green with RGB values 177, 236, 156 and HSL 104°, 68%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B1EC9C#B1EC9C
HEX#B1EC9C
RGBrgb(177, 236, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.9255, 0.6118
RGB percentages69.4%, 92.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(104.3, 67.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.3, 33.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 33.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,660,444
CSS custom property--colour: #B1EC9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#4E1363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1E097no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8DAA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AFE7D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.8Pale green · ΔE 16.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.1Aquamarine · ΔE 26.6Khaki · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D79CEC
Analogous#D9EC9C, #9CECAF
Triadic#9CB1EC, #EC9CB1
Split complementary#AF9CEC, #EC9CD9
Tetradic#9CD9EC, #D79CEC, #ECAF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FCF2
Lighter +10%#D3F4C7
Darker −10%#8FE471
Darker −20%#6EDC46
Darker −30%#51C926
Darker −40%#409E1E
More saturated +25%#AAFB8D
Less saturated −25%#B8DDAB

Channel breakdown

R177
G236
B156
Red177 (69.4%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue104.25°
Saturation (HSL)67.8%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G EC · B 9C

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