Recognised as Colour

#B8CD7C

#B8CD7C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B8CD7C is a green with RGB values 184, 205, 124 and HSL 76°, 45%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B8CD7C#B8CD7C

HEX#B8CD7C

RGBrgb(184, 205, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8039, 0.4863

RGB percentages72.2%, 80.4%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(75.6, 44.8%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(75.6, 39.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK10.2%, 0%, 39.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,111,228

CSS custom property--colour: #B8CD7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

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

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#473283

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C476no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C480no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BFC5B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 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 text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.7 Khaki · ΔE 17.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.5 Light green · ΔE 27.3 Wheat · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#917CCD

Analogous#CDBA7C, #90CD7C

Triadic#7CB8CD, #CD7CB8

Split complementary#7C90CD, #B97CCD

Tetradic#7CCDBA, #917CCD, #CD7C90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F7EB

Lighter +20%#E0E9C6

Lighter +10%#CCDBA1

Darker −10%#A4BF57

Darker −20%#8AA43F

Darker −30%#6B7F31

Darker −40%#4C5A23

More saturated +25%#C3E465

Less saturated −25%#ADB693

Channel breakdown

R184

G205

B124

Red184 (72.2%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue75.56°

Saturation (HSL)44.75%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G CD · B 7C

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Also reads as

B8Cd7C (chemical formula)

Formula
885.361 g/mol
16 atoms

B8Cd7C has a molar mass of 885.361 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × B, 7 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass885.361 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4701765 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.8019043 × 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

B9.8%

Cd88.9%

C1.4%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 9.768%

Cadmium (Cd × 7)786.87 g/mol, 88.876%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.357%

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