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Colour

#B8DC97

  • #B8DC97
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B8DC97 is a green with RGB values 184, 220, 151 and HSL 91°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B8DC97#B8DC97
HEX#B8DC97
RGBrgb(184, 220, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8627, 0.5922
RGB percentages72.2%, 86.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(91.3, 49.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.3, 31.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK16.4%, 0%, 31.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,115,095
CSS custom property--colour: #B8DC97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#472368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2D392no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD09Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BAD6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5Khaki · ΔE 22Light green · ΔE 23.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB97DC
Analogous#DBDC97, #97DC99
Triadic#97B8DC, #DC97B8
Split complementary#9997DC, #DC97DB
Tetradic#97DBDC, #BB97DC, #DC9997

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF6E3
Lighter +10%#D2E9BD
Darker −10%#9ECF71
Darker −20%#84C24B
Darker −30%#6BA337
Darker −40%#527D2A
More saturated +25%#B7ED86
Less saturated −25%#B9CBA8

Channel breakdown

R184
G220
B151
Red184 (72.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue91.3°
Saturation (HSL)49.64%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G DC · B 97

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