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Colour

#B2DC9C

  • #B2DC9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B2DC9C is a green with RGB values 178, 220, 156 and HSL 99°, 48%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B2DC9C#B2DC9C
HEX#B2DC9C
RGBrgb(178, 220, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8627, 0.6118
RGB percentages69.8%, 86.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(99.4, 47.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.4, 29.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK19.1%, 0%, 29.1%, 13.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,721,884
CSS custom property--colour: #B2DC9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.61:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#4D2363

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E1D298no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DACF9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C69CDC
Analogous#D2DC9C, #9CDCA6
Triadic#9CB2DC, #DC9CB2
Split complementary#A69CDC, #DC9CD2
Tetradic#9CD2DC, #C69CDC, #DCA69C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF7E7
Lighter +10%#CFE9C2
Darker −10%#95CF76
Darker −20%#77C151
Darker −30%#5FA53A
Darker −40%#497F2D
More saturated +25%#ADED8B
Less saturated −25%#B7CBAD

Channel breakdown

R178
G220
B156
Red178 (69.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue99.38°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G DC · B 9C

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