Recognised as Colour

#B3D921

#B3D921
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B3D921 is a green with RGB values 179, 217, 33 and HSL 72°, 74%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#B3D921

RGBrgb(179, 217, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.851, 0.1294

RGB percentages70.2%, 85.1%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(72.4, 73.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.4, 84.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK17.5%, 0%, 84.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,786,529

CSS custom property--colour: #B3D921;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#4C26DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CA38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BDCDB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.3 Green yellow · ΔE 21.8 Yellow · ΔE 27.3 Gold · ΔE 34.6 Lawn green · ΔE 35.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4721D9

Analogous#D9A321, #57D921

Triadic#21B3D9, #D921B3

Split complementary#2157D9, #A321D9

Tetradic#21D9A3, #4721D9, #D92157

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF8CE

Lighter +30%#E1F1A2

Lighter +20%#D2EA76

Lighter +10%#C4E34A

Darker −10%#8EAD1A

Darker −20%#6A8014

Darker −30%#45540D

Darker −40%#212806

More saturated +25%#C5F802

Less saturated −25%#A1BA40

Channel breakdown

R179

G217

B33

Red179 (70.2%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue72.39°

Saturation (HSL)73.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G D9 · B 21

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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