Recognised as Colour
#B3DE33
- #B3DE33
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B3DE33 is a green with RGB values 179, 222, 51 and HSL 75°, 72%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#B3DE33#B3DE33
HEX#B3DE33
RGBrgb(179, 222, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8706, 0.2
RGB percentages70.2%, 87.1%, 20%
HSLhsl(75.1, 72.2%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.1, 77%, 87.1%)
CMYK19.4%, 0%, 77%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,787,827
CSS custom property--colour: #B3DE33;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#4C21CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E33DE
Analogous#DEB333, #5EDE33
Triadic#33B3DE, #DE33B3
Split complementary#335EDE, #B333DE
Tetradic#33DEB3, #5E33DE, #DE335E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G222
B51
Red179 (70.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue75.09°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G DE · B 33
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