Recognised as Colour
#B5E35D
- #B5E35D
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B5E35D is a green with RGB values 181, 227, 93 and HSL 81°, 71%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#B5E35D#B5E35D
HEX#B5E35D
RGBrgb(181, 227, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8902, 0.3647
RGB percentages71%, 89%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(80.6, 70.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.6, 59%, 89%)
CMYK20.3%, 0%, 59%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,920,221
CSS custom property--colour: #B5E35D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.11:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#4A1CA2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B5DE3
Analogous#E3CE5D, #72E35D
Triadic#5DB5E3, #E35DB5
Split complementary#5D72E3, #CE5DE3
Tetradic#5DE3CE, #8B5DE3, #E35D72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G227
B93
Red181 (71%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue80.6°
Saturation (HSL)70.53%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G E3 · B 5D
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