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Recognised as Colour

#B4C5A4

  • #B4C5A4
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B4C5A4 is a green with RGB values 180, 197, 164 and HSL 91°, 22%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B4C5A4#B4C5A4
HEX#B4C5A4
RGBrgb(180, 197, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7725, 0.6431
RGB percentages70.6%, 77.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(90.9, 22.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.9, 16.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 16.8%, 22.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,847,076
CSS custom property--colour: #B4C5A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#4B3A5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C9C0A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6BFA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B5C2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B5A4C5
Analogous#C5C5A4, #A4C5A4
Triadic#A4B4C5, #C5A4B4
Split complementary#A4A4C5, #C5A4C5
Tetradic#A4C5C5, #B5A4C5, #C5A4A4

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EDE2
Lighter +10%#CED9C3
Darker −10%#9AB185
Darker −20%#819D66
Darker −30%#677F51
Darker −40%#4E603D
More saturated +25%#B3D891
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R180
G197
B164
Red180 (70.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue90.91°
Saturation (HSL)22.15%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B4 · G C5 · B A4

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