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Recognised as Colour

#B3BD8A

  • #B3BD8A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B3BD8A is a green with RGB values 179, 189, 138 and HSL 72°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B3BD8A#B3BD8A
HEX#B3BD8A
RGBrgb(179, 189, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7412, 0.5412
RGB percentages70.2%, 74.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(71.8, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.8, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK5.3%, 0%, 27%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,779,466
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#4C4275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4B887no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B88Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B8B7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.8Dark khaki · ΔE 15Tan · ΔE 17.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.2Burlywood · ΔE 20Wheat · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#948ABD
Analogous#BDAD8A, #9ABD8A
Triadic#8AB3BD, #BD8AB3
Split complementary#8A9ABD, #AD8ABD
Tetradic#8ABDAD, #948ABD, #BD8A99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4EC
Lighter +20%#DDE2CB
Lighter +10%#C8CFAB
Darker −10%#9EAB69
Darker −20%#849051
Darker −30%#666F3F
Darker −40%#484F2C
More saturated +25%#C1D473
Less saturated −25%#A5A6A1

Channel breakdown

R179
G189
B138
Red179 (70.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue71.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G BD · B 8A

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