Recognised as Colour

#B3D42F

#B3D42F
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B3D42F is a green with RGB values 179, 212, 47 and HSL 72°, 66%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B3D42F#B3D42F

HEX#B3D42F

RGBrgb(179, 212, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8314, 0.1843

RGB percentages70.2%, 83.1%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(72, 65.7%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72, 77.8%, 83.1%)

CMYK15.6%, 0%, 77.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,785,263

CSS custom property--colour: #B3D42F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#4C2BD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC73Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#BDC9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.8 Green yellow · ΔE 26.3 Yellow · ΔE 30.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 33.6 Gold · ΔE 34.2 Khaki · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#502FD4

Analogous#D4A32F, #61D42F

Triadic#2FB3D4, #D42FB3

Split complementary#2F60D4, #A32FD4

Tetradic#2FD4A3, #502FD4, #D42F60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F7D8

Lighter +30%#E1EEAE

Lighter +20%#D2E584

Lighter +10%#C2DD59

Darker −10%#91AC24

Darker −20%#6D821B

Darker −30%#4A5812

Darker −40%#262E09

More saturated +25%#C6F310

Less saturated −25%#A0B54E

Channel breakdown

R179

G212

B47

Red179 (70.2%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue72°

Saturation (HSL)65.74%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G D4 · B 2F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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