Colour

#B4EC79

#B4EC79
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#B4EC79 is a green with RGB values 180, 236, 121 and HSL 89°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#B4EC79

RGBrgb(180, 236, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.9255, 0.4745

RGB percentages70.6%, 92.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(89.2, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.2, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK23.7%, 0%, 48.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,857,017

CSS custom property--colour: #B4EC79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.21:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#4B1386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DE6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDDA80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B7E4D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.1 Pale green · ΔE 16.5 Yellow green · ΔE 20.2 Khaki · ΔE 28.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B179EC

Analogous#ECEA79, #7BEC79

Triadic#79B4EC, #EC79B4

Split complementary#797BEC, #EA79EC

Tetradic#79ECEA, #B179EC, #EC797B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6F9D2

Lighter +10%#CDF2A6

Darker −10%#9BE64C

Darker −20%#82DF20

Darker −30%#68B319

Darker −40%#4E8613

More saturated +25%#B4FF66

Less saturated −25%#B4D98C

Channel breakdown

R180

G236

B121

Red180 (70.6%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue89.22°

Saturation (HSL)75.16%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B4 · G EC · B 79

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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