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Recognised as Colour

#B2CAA9

  • #B2CAA9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B2CAA9 is a green with RGB values 178, 202, 169 and HSL 104°, 24%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B2CAA9#B2CAA9
HEX#B2CAA9
RGBrgb(178, 202, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7922, 0.6627
RGB percentages69.8%, 79.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(103.6, 23.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.6, 16.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK11.9%, 0%, 16.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,717,289
CSS custom property--colour: #B2CAA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#4D3556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDC4A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C2AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B2C7C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.5Silver · ΔE 19.8Beige · ΔE 19.9Light grey · ΔE 20.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.8Wheat · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1A9CA
Analogous#C3CAA9, #A9CAB0
Triadic#A9B2CA, #CAA9B2
Split complementary#B0A9CA, #CAA9C2
Tetradic#A9C3CA, #C1A9CA, #CAB0A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF1E8
Lighter +10%#CEDDC9
Darker −10%#96B789
Darker −20%#79A36A
Darker −30%#618753
Darker −40%#4A6740
More saturated +25%#AADB98
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R178
G202
B169
Red178 (69.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue103.64°
Saturation (HSL)23.74%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G CA · B A9

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