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Recognised as Colour

#B5E479

  • #B5E479
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B5E479 is a green with RGB values 181, 228, 121 and HSL 86°, 66%, 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

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HEX#B5E479
RGBrgb(181, 228, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8941, 0.4745
RGB percentages71%, 89.4%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(86.4, 66.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.4, 46.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK20.6%, 0%, 46.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,920,505
CSS custom property--colour: #B5E479;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#4A1B86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD770no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6D47Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B9DCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.2Pale green · ΔE 18.7Yellow green · ΔE 22.1Khaki · ΔE 24.1Dark khaki · ΔE 27.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A879E4
Analogous#E4DE79, #80E479
Triadic#79B5E4, #E479B5
Split complementary#7980E4, #DD79E4
Tetradic#79E4DD, #A879E4, #E47980

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFEF8
Lighter +20%#E4F5CE
Lighter +10%#CCEDA3
Darker −10%#9EDB4F
Darker −20%#85CE29
Darker −30%#6AA321
Darker −40%#4E7918
More saturated +25%#B7F865
Less saturated −25%#B3D08D

Channel breakdown

R181
G228
B121
Red181 (71%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue86.36°
Saturation (HSL)66.46%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G E4 · B 79

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