Recognised as Colour

#B3E25B

#B3E25B
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B3E25B is a green with RGB values 179, 226, 91 and HSL 81°, 70%, 62%. 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

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HEX#B3E25B

RGBrgb(179, 226, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8863, 0.3569

RGB percentages70.2%, 88.6%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(80.9, 69.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80.9, 59.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK20.8%, 0%, 59.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,788,891

CSS custom property--colour: #B3E25B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#4C1DA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD44Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D264no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BAD8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 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 text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.9 Light green · ΔE 25.3 Pale green · ΔE 25.6 Green yellow · ΔE 29.2 Khaki · ΔE 30.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A5BE2

Analogous#E2CE5B, #6FE25B

Triadic#5BB3E2, #E25BB3

Split complementary#5B6FE2, #CE5BE2

Tetradic#5BE2CE, #8A5BE2, #E25B6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFF9DD

Lighter +20%#DBF1B2

Lighter +10%#C7EA86

Darker −10%#9FDA30

Darker −20%#82B720

Darker −30%#638B19

Darker −40%#456011

More saturated +25%#BAFA43

Less saturated −25%#ACCA73

Channel breakdown

R179

G226

B91

Red179 (70.2%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue80.89°

Saturation (HSL)69.95%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G E2 · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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