Colour
#B2C017
- #B2C017
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B2C017 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 192, 23 and HSL 65°, 79%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#B2C017#B2C017
HEX#B2C017
RGBrgb(178, 192, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7529, 0.0902
RGB percentages69.8%, 75.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(65, 78.6%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65, 88%, 75.3%)
CMYK7.3%, 0%, 88%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,714,583
CSS custom property--colour: #B2C017;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4D3FE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2517C0
Analogous#C07917, #5EC017
Triadic#17B2C0, #C017B2
Split complementary#175EC0, #7A17C0
Tetradic#17C079, #2517C0, #C0175E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G192
B23
Red178 (69.8%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue64.97°
Saturation (HSL)78.6%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G C0 · B 17
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