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Recognised as Colour

#B4C99E

  • #B4C99E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B4C99E is a green with RGB values 180, 201, 158 and HSL 89°, 28%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B4C99E#B4C99E
HEX#B4C99E
RGBrgb(180, 201, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7882, 0.6196
RGB percentages70.6%, 78.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(89.3, 28.5%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 21.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK10.4%, 0%, 21.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,848,094
CSS custom property--colour: #B4C99E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#4B3661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEC39Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC2A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.9Wheat · ΔE 20.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.7Tan · ΔE 20.8Dark khaki · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B39EC9
Analogous#C9C89E, #9FC99E
Triadic#9EB4C9, #C99EB4
Split complementary#9E9FC9, #C89EC9
Tetradic#9EC9C8, #B39EC9, #C99E9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EDE0
Lighter +10%#CDDBBF
Darker −10%#9BB77D
Darker −20%#81A55C
Darker −30%#68844A
Darker −40%#4E6437
More saturated +25%#B4DC8B
Less saturated −25%#B4B6B1

Channel breakdown

R180
G201
B158
Red180 (70.6%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue89.3°
Saturation (HSL)28.48%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B4 · G C9 · B 9E

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