Recognised as Colour

#B4C197

#B4C197
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B4C197 is a green with RGB values 180, 193, 151 and HSL 79°, 25%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B4C197#B4C197

HEX#B4C197

RGBrgb(180, 193, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7569, 0.5922

RGB percentages70.6%, 75.7%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(78.6, 25.3%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(78.6, 21.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK6.7%, 0%, 21.8%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,846,039

CSS custom property--colour: #B4C197;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#4B3E68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6BC94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5BC99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B8BDB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.8 Tan · ΔE 17.5 Wheat · ΔE 19.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 20 Burlywood · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A497C1

Analogous#C1B997, #9FC197

Triadic#97B4C1, #C197B4

Split complementary#979FC1, #B997C1

Tetradic#97C1B9, #A497C1, #C1979F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FAF7

Lighter +20%#E2E7D7

Lighter +10%#CBD4B7

Darker −10%#9DAE77

Darker −20%#85985A

Darker −30%#697847

Darker −40%#4D5834

More saturated +25%#BCD682

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R180

G193

B151

Red180 (70.6%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue78.57°

Saturation (HSL)25.3%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B4 · G C1 · B 97

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B4C197 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,409.407 g/mol
201 atoms

B4C197 has a molar mass of 2,409.407 g/mol, made up of 201 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × B, 197 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,409.407 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule201

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.0009145 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.4994286 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B1.8%

C98.2%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 1.795%

Carbon (C × 197)2,366.167 g/mol, 98.205%

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