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Recognised as Colour

#B6E36D

  • #B6E36D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B6E36D is a green with RGB values 182, 227, 109 and HSL 83°, 68%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B6E36D#B6E36D
HEX#B6E36D
RGBrgb(182, 227, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8902, 0.4275
RGB percentages71.4%, 89%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(82.9, 67.8%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.9, 52%, 89%)
CMYK19.8%, 0%, 52%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,985,773
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E36D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#491C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD662no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D374no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BCDAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.3Light green · ΔE 20.4Pale green · ΔE 21.4Khaki · ΔE 25.6Dark khaki · ΔE 29.8Olivedrab · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A6DE3
Analogous#E3D56D, #7BE36D
Triadic#6DB6E3, #E36DB6
Split complementary#6D7BE3, #D56DE3
Tetradic#6DE3D5, #9A6DE3, #E36D7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FCED
Lighter +20%#E1F3C3
Lighter +10%#CBEB98
Darker −10%#A1DB42
Darker −20%#88C426
Darker −30%#6A9A1D
Darker −40%#4D6F15
More saturated +25%#BBF957
Less saturated −25%#B1CD83

Channel breakdown

R182
G227
B109
Red182 (71.4%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue82.88°
Saturation (HSL)67.82%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G E3 · B 6D

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