Colour

#B3EEC9

#B3EEC9
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B3EEC9 is a green with RGB values 179, 238, 201 and HSL 142°, 63%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#B3EEC9

RGBrgb(179, 238, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.9333, 0.7882

RGB percentages70.2%, 93.3%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(142.4, 63.4%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(142.4, 24.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK24.8%, 0%, 15.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,792,073

CSS custom property--colour: #B3EEC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.99:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#4C1136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDE5C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3DECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A9EDE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 19.9 Honeydew · ΔE 21.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEB3D8

Analogous#BAEEB3, #B3EEE7

Triadic#C9B3EE, #EEC9B3

Split complementary#E7B3EE, #EEB3BA

Tetradic#B3BAEE, #EEB3D8, #EEE7B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDF7E7

Darker −10%#89E5AB

Darker −20%#60DB8E

Darker −30%#36D270

Darker −40%#27AE59

More saturated +25%#A7FAC6

Less saturated −25%#BFE2CC

Channel breakdown

R179

G238

B201

Red179 (70.2%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue142.37°

Saturation (HSL)63.44%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G EE · B C9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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