Recognised as Colour

#B8CB99

#B8CB99
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B8CB99 is a green with RGB values 184, 203, 153 and HSL 83°, 32%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B8CB99#B8CB99

HEX#B8CB99

RGBrgb(184, 203, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7961, 0.6

RGB percentages72.2%, 79.6%, 60%

HSLhsl(82.8, 32.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(82.8, 24.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK9.4%, 0%, 24.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,110,745

CSS custom property--colour: #B8CB99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#473466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1C596no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEC49Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BBC6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.5 Wheat · ΔE 19.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.5 Tan · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC99CB

Analogous#CBC599, #9FCB99

Triadic#99B8CB, #CB99B8

Split complementary#999FCB, #C599CB

Tetradic#99CBC5, #AC99CB, #CB999F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFE

Lighter +20%#E7EDDD

Lighter +10%#D0DCBB

Darker −10%#A0BA77

Darker −20%#89A856

Darker −30%#6D8645

Darker −40%#526533

More saturated +25%#BDDE86

Less saturated −25%#B3B8AC

Channel breakdown

R184

G203

B153

Red184 (72.2%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue82.8°

Saturation (HSL)32.47%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G CB · B 99

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B8CB99 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,168.681 g/mol
108 atoms

B8CB99 has a molar mass of 1,168.681 g/mol, made up of 108 atoms across 2 elements: 107 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,168.681 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule108

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9406405 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.152938 × 10^20

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

B99%

C1%

Boron (B × 107)1,156.67 g/mol, 98.972%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.028%

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