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Recognised as Colour

#B5E9A1

  • #B5E9A1
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B5E9A1 is a green with RGB values 181, 233, 161 and HSL 103°, 62%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B5E9A1#B5E9A1
HEX#B5E9A1
RGBrgb(181, 233, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.9137, 0.6314
RGB percentages71%, 91.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(103.3, 62.1%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.3, 30.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 30.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,921,825
CSS custom property--colour: #B5E9A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#4A165E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEDE9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6D9A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B4E4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.1Pale green · ΔE 20.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.7Khaki · ΔE 25.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5A1E9
Analogous#D9E9A1, #A1E9B1
Triadic#A1B5E9, #E9A1B5
Split complementary#B1A1E9, #E9A1D9
Tetradic#A1D9E9, #D5A1E9, #E9B1A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FCF4
Lighter +10%#D6F3CA
Darker −10%#94DF78
Darker −20%#74D64E
Darker −30%#57C32E
Darker −40%#459A24
More saturated +25%#AFF792
Less saturated −25%#BBDBB0

Channel breakdown

R181
G233
B161
Red181 (71%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue103.33°
Saturation (HSL)62.07%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G E9 · B A1

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