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Recognised as Colour

#B3E2C3

  • #B3E2C3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B3E2C3 is a green with RGB values 179, 226, 195 and HSL 140°, 45%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B3E2C3#B3E2C3
HEX#B3E2C3
RGBrgb(179, 226, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8863, 0.7647
RGB percentages70.2%, 88.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(140.4, 44.8%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.4, 20.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK20.8%, 0%, 13.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,788,995
CSS custom property--colour: #B3E2C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#4C1D3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2DAC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D5C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#ACE1D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.2Honeydew · ΔE 19.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.6Beige · ΔE 19.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B3D2
Analogous#BBE2B3, #B3E2DA
Triadic#C3B3E2, #E2C3B3
Split complementary#DAB3E2, #E2B3BB
Tetradic#B3BBE2, #E2B3D2, #E2DBB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFD
Lighter +10%#D8F0E0
Darker −10%#8ED4A6
Darker −20%#69C689
Darker −30%#46B66C
Darker −40%#389156
More saturated +25%#A6EFBF
Less saturated −25%#C0D5C7

Channel breakdown

R179
G226
B195
Red179 (70.2%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue140.43°
Saturation (HSL)44.76%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G E2 · B C3

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