Colour

#B2E5B3

#B2E5B3
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B2E5B3 is a green with RGB values 178, 229, 179 and HSL 121°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B2E5B3#B2E5B3

HEX#B2E5B3

RGBrgb(178, 229, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.898, 0.702

RGB percentages69.8%, 89.8%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(121.2, 49.5%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(121.2, 22.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK22.3%, 0%, 21.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,724,211

CSS custom property--colour: #B2E5B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.75:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#4D1A4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7DBB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFD6B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ADE2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.5 Aquamarine · ΔE 22.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5B2E4

Analogous#CBE5B2, #B2E5CD

Triadic#B3B2E5, #E5B3B2

Split complementary#CDB2E5, #E5B2CA

Tetradic#B2CAE5, #E5B2E4, #E5CDB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFFFE

Lighter +10%#D8F2D9

Darker −10%#8CD88D

Darker −20%#66CB68

Darker −30%#40BE43

Darker −40%#339835

More saturated +25%#A5F2A7

Less saturated −25%#BFD8BF

Channel breakdown

R178

G229

B179

Red178 (69.8%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue121.18°

Saturation (HSL)49.51%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G E5 · B B3

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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