Recognised as Colour

#B3C29F

#B3C29F
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B3C29F is a green with RGB values 179, 194, 159 and HSL 86°, 22%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B3C29F#B3C29F

HEX#B3C29F

RGBrgb(179, 194, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7608, 0.6235

RGB percentages70.2%, 76.1%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(85.7, 22.3%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 18%, 76.1%)

CMYK7.7%, 0%, 18%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,780,767

CSS custom property--colour: #B3C29F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#4C3D60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6BD9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4BCA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B5BFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.3 Tan · ΔE 18.6 Silver · ΔE 19.6 Wheat · ΔE 20 Dark grey · ΔE 20.9 Beige · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE9FC2

Analogous#C2C09F, #A2C29F

Triadic#9FB3C2, #C29FB3

Split complementary#9FA1C2, #C09FC2

Tetradic#9FC2C0, #AE9FC2, #C29FA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFD

Lighter +20%#E4EADD

Lighter +10%#CCD6BE

Darker −10%#9AAE80

Darker −20%#819962

Darker −30%#677A4E

Darker −40%#4D5B3A

More saturated +25%#B6D68B

Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R179

G194

B159

Red179 (70.2%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue85.71°

Saturation (HSL)22.29%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G C2 · B 9F

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B3C29F (chemical formula)

Formula
399.747 g/mol
33 atoms

B3C29F has a molar mass of 399.747 g/mol, made up of 33 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × B, 29 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass399.747 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule33

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.6379551 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.506488 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B8.1%

C87.1%

F4.8%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 8.113%

Carbon (C × 29)348.319 g/mol, 87.135%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.753%

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