Colour

#B3DDB9

#B3DDB9
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B3DDB9 is a green with RGB values 179, 221, 185 and HSL 129°, 38%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#B3DDB9

RGBrgb(179, 221, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8667, 0.7255

RGB percentages70.2%, 86.7%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(128.6, 38.2%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(128.6, 19%, 86.7%)

CMYK19%, 0%, 16.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,787,705

CSS custom property--colour: #B3DDB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.96:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#4C2246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED5B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D1BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#AEDBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.1 Beige · ΔE 20.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.4 Honeydew · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDB3D7

Analogous#C2DDB3, #B3DDCE

Triadic#B9B3DD, #DDB9B3

Split complementary#CEB3DD, #DDB3C2

Tetradic#B3C2DD, #DDB3D7, #DDCEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9FDFA

Lighter +10%#D6EDD9

Darker −10%#90CD99

Darker −20%#6DBD78

Darker −30%#4CAB5A

Darker −40%#3D8747

More saturated +25%#A5EBAF

Less saturated −25%#C1CFC3

Channel breakdown

R179

G221

B185

Red179 (70.2%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue128.57°

Saturation (HSL)38.18%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G DD · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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