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Recognised as Colour

#B3D589

  • #B3D589
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B3D589 is a green with RGB values 179, 213, 137 and HSL 87°, 48%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B3D589#B3D589
HEX#B3D589
RGBrgb(179, 213, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8353, 0.5373
RGB percentages70.2%, 83.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(86.8, 47.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.8, 35.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK16%, 0%, 35.7%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,785,609
CSS custom property--colour: #B3D589;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#4C2A76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCCB84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C98Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B6CFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Khaki · ΔE 20.8Light green · ΔE 22.9Pale green · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB89D5
Analogous#D5D189, #8DD589
Triadic#89B3D5, #D589B3
Split complementary#898DD5, #D189D5
Tetradic#89D5D1, #AB89D5, #D5898D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFA
Lighter +20%#E3F0D4
Lighter +10%#CBE2AF
Darker −10%#9BC863
Darker −20%#82B741
Darker −30%#679134
Darker −40%#4D6C26
More saturated +25%#B5E975
Less saturated −25%#B1C19D

Channel breakdown

R179
G213
B137
Red179 (70.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue86.84°
Saturation (HSL)47.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G D5 · B 89

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