Recognised as Colour

#B5FF9C

#B5FF9C
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale green

#B5FF9C is a green with RGB values 181, 255, 156 and HSL 105°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#B5FF9C#B5FF9C

HEX#B5FF9C

RGBrgb(181, 255, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 1, 0.6118

RGB percentages71%, 100%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(104.8, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(104.8, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK29%, 0%, 38.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,927,452

CSS custom property--colour: #B5FF9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.75:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#4A0063

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE9A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B2F9E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 8.4 Light green · ΔE 9.6 Aquamarine · ΔE 30.9 Yellow green · ΔE 31.4 Medium spring green · ΔE 31.8 Khaki · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E69CFF

Analogous#E6FF9C, #9CFFB5

Triadic#9CB5FF, #FF9CB5

Split complementary#B59CFF, #FF9CE6

Tetradic#9CE6FF, #E69CFF, #FFB59C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DBFFCF

Darker −10%#8FFF69

Darker −20%#69FF36

Darker −30%#43FF03

Darker −40%#34CF00

More saturated +25%#B5FF9C

Less saturated −25%#BBF3A8

Channel breakdown

R181

G255

B156

Red181 (71%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue104.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B5 · G FF · B 9C

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B5FF9C (chemical formula)

Formula
256.041 g/mol
16 atoms

B5FF9C has a molar mass of 256.041 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × B, 10 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass256.041 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.2516608 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.352022 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B21.1%

F74.2%

C4.7%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 21.11%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 74.199%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.691%

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