Recognised as Colour

#B8FF38

#B8FF38
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#B8FF38 is a green with RGB values 184, 255, 56 and HSL 81°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#B8FF38#B8FF38

HEX#B8FF38

RGBrgb(184, 255, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 1, 0.2196

RGB percentages72.2%, 100%, 22%

HSLhsl(81.4, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(81.4, 78%, 100%)

CMYK27.8%, 0%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,123,960

CSS custom property--colour: #B8FF38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.4:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#4700C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFED00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE84Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BFF3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.9 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 text17.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 4.6 Lawn green · ΔE 20.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 20.8 Yellow green · ΔE 23.5 Yellow · ΔE 30.5 Limegreen · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7F38FF

Analogous#FFE338, #55FF38

Triadic#38B8FF, #FF38B8

Split complementary#3855FF, #E338FF

Tetradic#38FFE3, #7F38FF, #FF3855

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFFFD1

Lighter +20%#DCFF9E

Lighter +10%#CAFF6B

Darker −10%#A6FF05

Darker −20%#86D100

Darker −30%#669E00

Darker −40%#456B00

More saturated +25%#B8FF38

Less saturated −25%#B1E651

Channel breakdown

R184

G255

B56

Red184 (72.2%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue81.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G FF · B 38

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B8FF38 (chemical formula)

Formula
827.402 g/mol
47 atoms

B8FF38 has a molar mass of 827.402 g/mol, made up of 47 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × B, 39 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass827.402 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule47

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3739333 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.2783735 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B10.5%

F89.5%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 10.452%

Fluorine (F × 39)740.922 g/mol, 89.548%

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