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Recognised as Colour

#B8FAB9

  • #B8FAB9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B8FAB9 is a green with RGB values 184, 250, 185 and HSL 121°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B8FAB9#B8FAB9
HEX#B8FAB9
RGBrgb(184, 250, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.9804, 0.7255
RGB percentages72.2%, 98%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(120.9, 86.8%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.9, 26.4%, 98%)
CMYK26.4%, 0%, 26%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,122,809
CSS custom property--colour: #B8FAB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.41:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#470546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDEEB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2E7BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#B1F6E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 19.2Aquamarine · ΔE 19.7Pale green · ΔE 20.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAB8F9
Analogous#D8FAB8, #B8FADA
Triadic#B9B8FA, #FAB9B8
Split complementary#DAB8FA, #FAB8D8
Tetradic#B8D8FA, #FAB8F9, #FADAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8FDE8
Darker −10%#88F78A
Darker −20%#59F35B
Darker −30%#29F02C
Darker −40%#0FD712
More saturated +25%#B3FFB4
Less saturated −25%#C2F1C2

Channel breakdown

R184
G250
B185
Red184 (72.2%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue120.91°
Saturation (HSL)86.84%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G FA · B B9

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