Recognised as Colour

#B3DE86

#B3DE86
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#B3DE86 is a green with RGB values 179, 222, 134 and HSL 89°, 57%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B3DE86#B3DE86

HEX#B3DE86

RGBrgb(179, 222, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8706, 0.5255

RGB percentages70.2%, 87.1%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(89.3, 57.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 39.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK19.4%, 0%, 39.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,787,910

CSS custom property--colour: #B3DE86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.71:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#4C2179

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6D37Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFD08Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B6D7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.7 Pale green · ΔE 20.6 Khaki · ΔE 21.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B186DE

Analogous#DEDD86, #87DE86

Triadic#86B3DE, #DE86B3

Split complementary#8687DE, #DD86DE

Tetradic#86DEDD, #B186DE, #DE8687

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFE

Lighter +20%#E5F4D6

Lighter +10%#CCE9AE

Darker −10%#9AD35E

Darker −20%#81C836

Darker −30%#679F2B

Darker −40%#4D7721

More saturated +25%#B3F173

Less saturated −25%#B3CB99

Channel breakdown

R179

G222

B134

Red179 (70.2%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue89.32°

Saturation (HSL)57.14%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G DE · B 86

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