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Recognised as Colour

#B8ED9E

  • #B8ED9E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B8ED9E is a green with RGB values 184, 237, 158 and HSL 100°, 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

#B8ED9E#B8ED9E
HEX#B8ED9E
RGBrgb(184, 237, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.9294, 0.6196
RGB percentages72.2%, 92.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(100.3, 68.7%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.3, 33.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 33.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,119,454
CSS custom property--colour: #B8ED9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.65:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#471261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDDA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B7E7D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 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 text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16Pale green · ΔE 18.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Khaki · ΔE 25.1Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D39EED
Analogous#E0ED9E, #9EEDAC
Triadic#9EB8ED, #ED9EB8
Split complementary#AC9EED, #ED9EE0
Tetradic#9EE0ED, #D39EED, #EDAB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FDF4
Lighter +10%#D7F5C9
Darker −10%#99E573
Darker −20%#79DD48
Darker −30%#5DCC26
Darker −40%#49A11E
More saturated +25%#B3FB90
Less saturated −25%#BDDFAC

Channel breakdown

R184
G237
B158
Red184 (72.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue100.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G ED · B 9E

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