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Recognised as Colour

#B6E59F

  • #B6E59F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B6E59F is a green with RGB values 182, 229, 159 and HSL 100°, 57%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B6E59F#B6E59F
HEX#B6E59F
RGBrgb(182, 229, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.898, 0.6235
RGB percentages71.4%, 89.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(100.3, 57.4%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.3, 30.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK20.5%, 0%, 30.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,986,335
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E59F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.7:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#491A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EADA9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D6A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B6E0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.5Light green · ΔE 20.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21Pale green · ΔE 23Khaki · ΔE 24.7Dark khaki · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE9FE5
Analogous#D9E59F, #9FE5AB
Triadic#9FB6E5, #E59FB6
Split complementary#AB9FE5, #E59FD9
Tetradic#9FD9E5, #CE9FE5, #E5AB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3FBEF
Lighter +10%#D5F0C7
Darker −10%#97DA77
Darker −20%#79CF4F
Darker −30%#5EB932
Darker −40%#4A9127
More saturated +25%#B1F490
Less saturated −25%#BBD6AE

Channel breakdown

R182
G229
B159
Red182 (71.4%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue100.29°
Saturation (HSL)57.38%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G E5 · B 9F

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