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Recognised as Colour

#B3CABD

  • #B3CABD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#B3CABD is a green with RGB values 179, 202, 189 and HSL 146°, 18%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B3CABD#B3CABD
HEX#B3CABD
RGBrgb(179, 202, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7922, 0.7412
RGB percentages70.2%, 79.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(146.1, 17.8%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.1, 11.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK11.4%, 0%, 6.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,782,845
CSS custom property--colour: #B3CABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#4C3542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C6BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5C3BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFCAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 11.1Light grey · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8Powder blue · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB3C0
Analogous#B4CAB3, #B3CAC9
Triadic#BDB3CA, #CABDB3
Split complementary#C9B3CA, #CAB3B4
Tetradic#B3B4CA, #CAB3C0, #CAC9B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF4F1
Lighter +10%#D1DFD7
Darker −10%#95B5A3
Darker −20%#77A089
Darker −30%#5E866F
Darker −40%#496856
More saturated +25%#A3DABB
Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R179
G202
B189
Red179 (70.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue146.09°
Saturation (HSL)17.83%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G CA · B BD

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