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Recognised as Colour

#B3E538

  • #B3E538
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B3E538 is a green with RGB values 179, 229, 56 and HSL 77°, 77%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B3E538#B3E538
HEX#B3E538
RGBrgb(179, 229, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.898, 0.2196
RGB percentages70.2%, 89.8%, 22%
HSLhsl(77.3, 76.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.3, 75.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 75.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,789,624
CSS custom property--colour: #B3E538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#4C1AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2D607no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBD449no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BBDAC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.7Green yellow · ΔE 17.6Yellow · ΔE 30Lawn green · ΔE 31.6Chartreuse · ΔE 32.2Limegreen · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A38E5
Analogous#E5C038, #5DE538
Triadic#38B3E5, #E538B3
Split complementary#385DE5, #C038E5
Tetradic#38E5C0, #6A38E5, #E5385D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FDEC
Lighter +30%#E7F7BF
Lighter +20%#D5F192
Lighter +10%#C4EB65
Darker −10%#9BCF1B
Darker −20%#79A215
Darker −30%#57750F
Darker −40%#364809
More saturated +25%#BEFF1E
Less saturated −25%#A7C954

Channel breakdown

R179
G229
B56
Red179 (70.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue77.34°
Saturation (HSL)76.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G E5 · B 38

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