Colour

#B3DF5A

#B3DF5A
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B3DF5A is a green with RGB values 179, 223, 90 and HSL 80°, 68%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#B3DF5A

RGBrgb(179, 223, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8745, 0.3529

RGB percentages70.2%, 87.5%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(79.8, 67.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.8, 59.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK19.7%, 0%, 59.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,788,122

CSS custom property--colour: #B3DF5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#4C20A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD24Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4CF63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BAD5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11 Light green · ΔE 25.5 Pale green · ΔE 26.1 Khaki · ΔE 29.4 Green yellow · ΔE 30.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#865ADF

Analogous#DFC95A, #70DF5A

Triadic#5AB3DF, #DF5AB3

Split complementary#5A70DF, #C95ADF

Tetradic#5ADFC9, #865ADF, #DF5A70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEF8DA

Lighter +20%#DAF0AF

Lighter +10%#C7E785

Darker −10%#9FD72F

Darker −20%#82B122

Darker −30%#62861A

Darker −40%#435B12

More saturated +25%#BBF841

Less saturated −25%#ABC673

Channel breakdown

R179

G223

B90

Red179 (70.2%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue79.85°

Saturation (HSL)67.51%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G DF · B 5A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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