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Recognised as Colour

#B8E4C2

  • #B8E4C2
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B8E4C2 is a green with RGB values 184, 228, 194 and HSL 134°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B8E4C2#B8E4C2
HEX#B8E4C2
RGBrgb(184, 228, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8941, 0.7608
RGB percentages72.2%, 89.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(133.6, 44.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.6, 19.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK19.3%, 0%, 14.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,117,186
CSS custom property--colour: #B8E4C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#471B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DCC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD7C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B2E2DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.7Honeydew · ΔE 18.9Beige · ΔE 19Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.2Light yellow · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4B8DA
Analogous#C4E4B8, #B8E4D8
Triadic#C2B8E4, #E4C2B8
Split complementary#D8B8E4, #E4B8C4
Tetradic#B8C4E4, #E4B8DA, #E4D8B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDF2E2
Darker −10%#93D6A2
Darker −20%#6EC883
Darker −30%#49BA63
Darker −40%#39974F
More saturated +25%#ACF0BB
Less saturated −25%#C4D8C9

Channel breakdown

R184
G228
B194
Red184 (72.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue133.64°
Saturation (HSL)44.9%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G E4 · B C2

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