Recognised as Colour
#B8C6AE
- #B8C6AE
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B8C6AE is a green with RGB values 184, 198, 174 and HSL 95°, 17%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8C6AE#B8C6AE
HEX#B8C6AE
RGBrgb(184, 198, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7765, 0.6824
RGB percentages72.2%, 77.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(95, 17.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95, 12.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 12.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,109,486
CSS custom property--colour: #B8C6AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#473951
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCAEC6
Analogous#C4C6AE, #AEC6B0
Triadic#AEB8C6, #C6AEB8
Split complementary#B0AEC6, #C6AEC4
Tetradic#AEC4C6, #BCAEC6, #C6B0AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G198
B174
Red184 (72.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue95°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G C6 · B AE
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