Colour

#B5C696

#B5C696
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B5C696 is a green with RGB values 181, 198, 150 and HSL 81°, 30%, 68%. 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

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HEX#B5C696

RGBrgb(181, 198, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7765, 0.5882

RGB percentages71%, 77.6%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(81.2, 29.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(81.2, 24.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK8.6%, 0%, 24.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,912,854

CSS custom property--colour: #B5C696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#4A3969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCC093no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9BF98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B9C1B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 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 text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.4 Tan · ΔE 19.5 Wheat · ΔE 19.7 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A796C6

Analogous#C6BF96, #9DC696

Triadic#96B5C6, #C696B5

Split complementary#969DC6, #BF96C6

Tetradic#96C6BF, #A796C6, #C6969D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCF9

Lighter +20%#E4EAD8

Lighter +10%#CCD8B7

Darker −10%#9EB475

Darker −20%#869F57

Darker −30%#6A7E45

Darker −40%#4E5D33

More saturated +25%#BBDA82

Less saturated −25%#AFB2AA

Channel breakdown

R181

G198

B150

Red181 (71%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue81.25°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B5 · G C6 · B 96

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