Colour

#B2E491

#B2E491
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#B2E491 is a green with RGB values 178, 228, 145 and HSL 96°, 61%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#B2E491

RGBrgb(178, 228, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8941, 0.5686

RGB percentages69.8%, 89.4%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(96.1, 60.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.1, 36.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK21.9%, 0%, 36.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,723,921

CSS custom property--colour: #B2E491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#4D1B6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD88Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3D495no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B3DECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.8 Pale green · ΔE 18.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23 Khaki · ΔE 24.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C391E4

Analogous#DCE491, #91E49A

Triadic#91B2E4, #E491B2

Split complementary#9A91E4, #E491DB

Tetradic#91DBE4, #C391E4, #E49A91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBF8E3

Lighter +10%#CFEEBA

Darker −10%#95DA68

Darker −20%#79D03F

Darker −30%#60B12B

Darker −40%#4A8821

More saturated +25%#AEF580

Less saturated −25%#B6D3A2

Channel breakdown

R178

G228

B145

Red178 (69.8%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue96.14°

Saturation (HSL)60.58%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G E4 · B 91

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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