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Recognised as Colour

#B8E178

  • #B8E178
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B8E178 is a green with RGB values 184, 225, 120 and HSL 83°, 64%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B8E178#B8E178
HEX#B8E178
RGBrgb(184, 225, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8824, 0.4706
RGB percentages72.2%, 88.2%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(83.4, 63.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.4, 46.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK18.2%, 0%, 46.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,116,344
CSS custom property--colour: #B8E178;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#471E87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD56Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D37Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BDD9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 19Pale green · ΔE 20.8Khaki · ΔE 22Yellow green · ΔE 22.8Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A178E1
Analogous#E1D678, #84E178
Triadic#78B8E1, #E178B8
Split complementary#7883E1, #D678E1
Tetradic#78E1D6, #A178E1, #E17883

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFDF5
Lighter +20%#E4F4CB
Lighter +10%#CEEAA2
Darker −10%#A2D84E
Darker −20%#8AC72C
Darker −30%#6D9D23
Darker −40%#50731A
More saturated +25%#BDF663
Less saturated −25%#B3CC8D

Channel breakdown

R184
G225
B120
Red184 (72.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue83.43°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G E1 · B 78

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