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Recognised as Colour

#B5D79D

  • #B5D79D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B5D79D is a green with RGB values 181, 215, 157 and HSL 95°, 42%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B5D79D#B5D79D
HEX#B5D79D
RGBrgb(181, 215, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8431, 0.6157
RGB percentages71%, 84.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(95.2, 42%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.2, 27%, 84.3%)
CMYK15.8%, 0%, 27%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,917,213
CSS custom property--colour: #B5D79D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#4A2862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCCF99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7CCA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B6D2C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Dark khaki · ΔE 21.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.5Wheat · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9DD7
Analogous#D2D79D, #9DD7A2
Triadic#9DB5D7, #D79DB5
Split complementary#A29DD7, #D79DD2
Tetradic#9DD2D7, #BF9DD7, #D7A29D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF5E5
Lighter +10%#D0E6C1
Darker −10%#9AC879
Darker −20%#7EB955
Darker −30%#669C3F
Darker −40%#4E7731
More saturated +25%#B2E88C
Less saturated −25%#B8C6AE

Channel breakdown

R181
G215
B157
Red181 (71%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue95.17°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G D7 · B 9D

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