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Recognised as Colour

#B5E975

  • #B5E975
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B5E975 is a green with RGB values 181, 233, 117 and HSL 87°, 73%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B5E975#B5E975
HEX#B5E975
RGBrgb(181, 233, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.9137, 0.4588
RGB percentages71%, 91.4%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(86.9, 72.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.9, 49.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 49.8%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,921,781
CSS custom property--colour: #B5E975;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#4A168A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2DB6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBD87Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#B9E0CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.6Pale green · ΔE 18.2Yellow green · ΔE 19.1Khaki · ΔE 27.1Dark khaki · ΔE 31.7Olivedrab · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A975E9
Analogous#E9E375, #7BE975
Triadic#75B5E9, #E975B5
Split complementary#757BE9, #E375E9
Tetradic#75E9E3, #A975E9, #E9757B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEF9
Lighter +20%#E4F7CD
Lighter +10%#CDF0A1
Darker −10%#9DE249
Darker −20%#85D622
Darker −30%#6AAA1B
Darker −40%#4E7E14
More saturated +25%#B7FD61
Less saturated −25%#B3D589

Channel breakdown

R181
G233
B117
Red181 (71%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue86.9°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G E9 · B 75

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