Colour

#B3E49A

#B3E49A
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#B3E49A is a green with RGB values 179, 228, 154 and HSL 100°, 58%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B3E49A#B3E49A

HEX#B3E49A

RGBrgb(179, 228, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8941, 0.6039

RGB percentages70.2%, 89.4%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(99.7, 57.8%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.7, 32.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK21.5%, 0%, 32.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,789,466

CSS custom property--colour: #B3E49A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.48:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#4C1B65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD995no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2D59Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B3DFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.6 Pale green · ΔE 21.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.3 Khaki · ΔE 24.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB9AE4

Analogous#D8E49A, #9AE4A6

Triadic#9AB3E4, #E49AB3

Split complementary#A69AE4, #E49AD8

Tetradic#9AD8E4, #CB9AE4, #E4A69A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0FAEA

Lighter +10%#D1EFC2

Darker −10%#95D972

Darker −20%#76CE4A

Darker −30%#5DB530

Darker −40%#488C26

More saturated +25%#AEF48A

Less saturated −25%#B8D4AA

Channel breakdown

R179

G228

B154

Red179 (70.2%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue99.73°

Saturation (HSL)57.81%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G E4 · B 9A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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