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Recognised as Colour

#B3E8B3

  • #B3E8B3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B3E8B3 is a green with RGB values 179, 232, 179 and HSL 120°, 54%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B3E8B3#B3E8B3
HEX#B3E8B3
RGBrgb(179, 232, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.9098, 0.702
RGB percentages70.2%, 91%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(120, 53.5%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 22.8%, 91%)
CMYK22.8%, 0%, 22.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,790,515
CSS custom property--colour: #B3E8B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.11:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#4C174C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EADEB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2D9B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.2Aquamarine · ΔE 21.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8B3E8
Analogous#CEE8B3, #B3E8CE
Triadic#B3B3E8, #E8B3B3
Split complementary#CEB3E8, #E8B3CE
Tetradic#B3CEE8, #E8B3E8, #E8CEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAF4DA
Darker −10%#8CDC8C
Darker −20%#65D065
Darker −30%#3EC43E
Darker −40%#309F30
More saturated +25%#A7F4A7
Less saturated −25%#BFDCBF

Channel breakdown

R179
G232
B179
Red179 (70.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G E8 · B B3

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