Recognised as Colour

#B3C893

#B3C893
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B3C893 is a green with RGB values 179, 200, 147 and HSL 84°, 33%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B3C893#B3C893

HEX#B3C893

RGBrgb(179, 200, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7843, 0.5765

RGB percentages70.2%, 78.4%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(83.8, 32.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(83.8, 26.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK10.5%, 0%, 26.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,782,291

CSS custom property--colour: #B3C893;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#4C376C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEC190no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBC095no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B6C3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.4 Wheat · ΔE 21.2 Tan · ΔE 21.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A893C8

Analogous#C8C393, #98C893

Triadic#93B3C8, #C893B3

Split complementary#9398C8, #C393C8

Tetradic#93C8C3, #A893C8, #C89398

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFCF8

Lighter +20%#E3EAD7

Lighter +10%#CBD9B5

Darker −10%#9BB771

Darker −20%#83A253

Darker −30%#688141

Darker −40%#4C5F30

More saturated +25%#B7DC7F

Less saturated −25%#AFB4A7

Channel breakdown

R179

G200

B147

Red179 (70.2%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue83.77°

Saturation (HSL)32.52%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G C8 · B 93

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B3C893 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,758.253 g/mol
896 atoms

B3C893 has a molar mass of 10,758.253 g/mol, made up of 896 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × B, 893 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,758.253 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule896

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7864499 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.5976939 × 10^19

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

B0.3%

C99.7%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 0.301%

Carbon (C × 893)10,725.823 g/mol, 99.699%

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