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Recognised as Colour

#B3E55D

  • #B3E55D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B3E55D is a green with RGB values 179, 229, 93 and HSL 82°, 72%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B3E55D#B3E55D
HEX#B3E55D
RGBrgb(179, 229, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.898, 0.3647
RGB percentages70.2%, 89.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(82.1, 72.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.1, 59.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 59.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,789,661
CSS custom property--colour: #B3E55D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#4C1AA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0D74Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D467no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B9DBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.2Light green · ΔE 24.8Pale green · ΔE 24.8Green yellow · ΔE 28.2Khaki · ΔE 31.5Olivedrab · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F5DE5
Analogous#E5D35D, #6FE55D
Triadic#5DB3E5, #E55DB3
Split complementary#5D6FE5, #D35DE5
Tetradic#5DE5D3, #8F5DE5, #E55D6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FAE1
Lighter +20%#DCF3B5
Lighter +10%#C8EC89
Darker −10%#9EDE31
Darker −20%#83BE1E
Darker −30%#659217
Darker −40%#466610
More saturated +25%#B9FD45
Less saturated −25%#ADCE74

Channel breakdown

R179
G229
B93
Red179 (70.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue82.06°
Saturation (HSL)72.34%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G E5 · B 5D

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