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Recognised as Colour

#B5E477

  • #B5E477
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B5E477 is a green with RGB values 181, 228, 119 and HSL 86°, 67%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B5E477#B5E477
HEX#B5E477
RGBrgb(181, 228, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8941, 0.4667
RGB percentages71%, 89.4%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(85.9, 66.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.9, 47.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK20.6%, 0%, 47.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,920,503
CSS custom property--colour: #B5E477;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.33:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#4A1B88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD76Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D47Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B9DCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.5Pale green · ΔE 19Yellow green · ΔE 21.2Khaki · ΔE 24.5Dark khaki · ΔE 28.2Olivedrab · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A677E4
Analogous#E4DD77, #7FE477
Triadic#77B5E4, #E477B5
Split complementary#777EE4, #DD77E4
Tetradic#77E4DD, #A677E4, #E4777E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFDF7
Lighter +20%#E3F5CC
Lighter +10%#CCECA2
Darker −10%#9EDC4C
Darker −20%#86CC29
Darker −30%#6AA220
Darker −40%#4E7718
More saturated +25%#B8F863
Less saturated −25%#B2D08B

Channel breakdown

R181
G228
B119
Red181 (71%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue85.87°
Saturation (HSL)66.87%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G E4 · B 77

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