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Colour

#B3E257

  • #B3E257
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B3E257 is a green with RGB values 179, 226, 87 and HSL 80°, 71%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B3E257#B3E257
HEX#B3E257
RGBrgb(179, 226, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8863, 0.3412
RGB percentages70.2%, 88.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(80.3, 70.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.3, 61.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK20.8%, 0%, 61.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,788,887
CSS custom property--colour: #B3E257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#4C1DA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD446no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D261no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BAD8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.8Light green · ΔE 26.6Pale green · ΔE 26.8Green yellow · ΔE 27.8Khaki · ΔE 31.7Olivedrab · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8657E2
Analogous#E2CC57, #6EE257
Triadic#57B3E2, #E257B3
Split complementary#576DE2, #CC57E2
Tetradic#57E2CC, #8657E2, #E2576D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF9D9
Lighter +20%#DAF1AE
Lighter +10%#C7EA82
Darker −10%#9FDA2C
Darker −20%#82B41F
Darker −30%#628818
Darker −40%#435D10
More saturated +25%#BBFB3E
Less saturated −25%#ABC970

Channel breakdown

R179
G226
B87
Red179 (70.2%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue80.29°
Saturation (HSL)70.56%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G E2 · B 57

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