Recognised as Colour
#B3EDC7
- #B3EDC7
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#B3EDC7 is a green with RGB values 179, 237, 199 and HSL 141°, 62%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#B3EDC7#B3EDC7
HEX#B3EDC7
RGBrgb(179, 237, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.9294, 0.7804
RGB percentages70.2%, 92.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(140.7, 61.7%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.7, 24.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK24.5%, 0%, 16%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,791,815
CSS custom property--colour: #B3EDC7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.86:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#4C1238
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDB3D9
Analogous#BCEDB3, #B3EDE4
Triadic#C7B3ED, #EDC7B3
Split complementary#E4B3ED, #EDB3BC
Tetradic#B3BCED, #EDB3D9, #EDE4B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G237
B199
Red179 (70.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue140.69°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G ED · B C7
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