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Recognised as Colour

#B4E231

  • #B4E231
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B4E231 is a green with RGB values 180, 226, 49 and HSL 76°, 75%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B4E231#B4E231
HEX#B4E231
RGBrgb(180, 226, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8863, 0.1922
RGB percentages70.6%, 88.6%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(75.6, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.6, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 78.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,854,385
CSS custom property--colour: #B4E231;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.86:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#4B1DCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFD300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D144no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BDD7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11Green yellow · ΔE 18.5Yellow · ΔE 28.6Lawn green · ΔE 32.5Chartreuse · ΔE 33.2Limegreen · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F31E2
Analogous#E2B831, #5BE231
Triadic#31B4E2, #E231B4
Split complementary#315BE2, #B831E2
Tetradic#31E2B8, #5F31E2, #E2315B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FBE4
Lighter +30%#E5F5B7
Lighter +20%#D5EF8A
Lighter +10%#C4E85E
Darker −10%#99C41C
Darker −20%#769815
Darker −30%#536B0F
Darker −40%#303E09
More saturated +25%#C2FF14
Less saturated −25%#A6C54E

Channel breakdown

R180
G226
B49
Red180 (70.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue75.59°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B4 · G E2 · B 31

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