Recognised as Colour
#B3C09B
- #B3C09B
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#B3C09B is a green with RGB values 179, 192, 155 and HSL 81°, 23%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#B3C09B#B3C09B
HEX#B3C09B
RGBrgb(179, 192, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7529, 0.6078
RGB percentages70.2%, 75.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(81.1, 22.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.1, 19.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 19.3%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,780,251
CSS custom property--colour: #B3C09B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4C3F64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A89BC0
Analogous#C0BB9B, #A1C09B
Triadic#9BB3C0, #C09BB3
Split complementary#9BA1C0, #BB9BC0
Tetradic#9BC0BA, #A89BC0, #C09BA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G192
B155
Red179 (70.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue81.08°
Saturation (HSL)22.7%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G C0 · B 9B
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