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Recognised as Colour

#B8ED9C

  • #B8ED9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B8ED9C is a green with RGB values 184, 237, 156 and HSL 99°, 69%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B8ED9C#B8ED9C
HEX#B8ED9C
RGBrgb(184, 237, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.9294, 0.6118
RGB percentages72.2%, 92.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(99.3, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.3, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 34.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,119,452
CSS custom property--colour: #B8ED9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.63:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#471263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E196no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDDA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B8E7D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.5Pale green · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 24Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.2Khaki · ΔE 24.9Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D19CED
Analogous#E1ED9C, #9CEDA9
Triadic#9CB8ED, #ED9CB8
Split complementary#A89CED, #ED9CE1
Tetradic#9CE1ED, #D19CED, #EDA99C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FDF2
Lighter +10%#D7F5C7
Darker −10%#99E571
Darker −20%#7ADD46
Darker −30%#5ECB25
Darker −40%#4AA01D
More saturated +25%#B3FC8D
Less saturated −25%#BDDEAB

Channel breakdown

R184
G237
B156
Red184 (72.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue99.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G ED · B 9C

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