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Recognised as Colour

#B6E779

  • #B6E779
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B6E779 is a green with RGB values 182, 231, 121 and HSL 87°, 70%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B6E779#B6E779
HEX#B6E779
RGBrgb(182, 231, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.9059, 0.4745
RGB percentages71.4%, 90.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(86.7, 69.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.7, 47.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK21.2%, 0%, 47.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,986,809
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E779;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 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#D5D5D5
Inverted#491886

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DA70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D77Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BADFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 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

Light green · ΔE 17Pale green · ΔE 18.2Yellow green · ΔE 21.3Khaki · ΔE 25.1Dark khaki · ΔE 29.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA79E7
Analogous#E7E179, #7FE779
Triadic#79B6E7, #E779B6
Split complementary#797FE7, #E179E7
Tetradic#79E7E1, #AA79E7, #E7797F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFB
Lighter +20%#E5F6D0
Lighter +10%#CEEFA4
Darker −10%#9EDF4E
Darker −20%#86D426
Darker −30%#6BA91E
Darker −40%#507E16
More saturated +25%#B8FB65
Less saturated −25%#B4D38D

Channel breakdown

R182
G231
B121
Red182 (71.4%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue86.73°
Saturation (HSL)69.62%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G E7 · B 79

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