Recognised as Colour
#B9C6A3
- #B9C6A3
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#B9C6A3 is a green with RGB values 185, 198, 163 and HSL 82°, 23%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#B9C6A3#B9C6A3
HEX#B9C6A3
RGBrgb(185, 198, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7765, 0.6392
RGB percentages72.5%, 77.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(82.3, 23.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.3, 17.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK6.6%, 0%, 17.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,175,011
CSS custom property--colour: #B9C6A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#46395C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0A3C6
Analogous#C6C2A3, #A8C6A3
Triadic#A3B9C6, #C6A3B9
Split complementary#A3A8C6, #C1A3C6
Tetradic#A3C6C1, #B0A3C6, #C6A3A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G198
B163
Red185 (72.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue82.29°
Saturation (HSL)23.49%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G C6 · B A3
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