Recognised as Colour

#B9CC8A

#B9CC8A
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9CC8A is a green with RGB values 185, 204, 138 and HSL 77°, 39%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B9CC8A#B9CC8A

HEX#B9CC8A

RGBrgb(185, 204, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8, 0.5412

RGB percentages72.5%, 80%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(77.3, 39.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(77.3, 32.4%, 80%)

CMYK9.3%, 0%, 32.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,522

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CC8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#463375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4C585no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1C48Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BEC5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16 Khaki · ΔE 19.8 Wheat · ΔE 22.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D8ACC

Analogous#CCBE8A, #98CC8A

Triadic#8AB9CC, #CC8AB9

Split complementary#8A98CC, #BE8ACC

Tetradic#8ACCBE, #9D8ACC, #CC8A98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FAF5

Lighter +20%#E4EBD1

Lighter +10%#CEDBAE

Darker −10%#A4BD66

Darker −20%#8CA749

Darker −30%#6E8439

Darker −40%#51602A

More saturated +25%#C2E175

Less saturated −25%#B0B79F

Channel breakdown

R185

G204

B138

Red185 (72.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue77.27°

Saturation (HSL)39.29%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G CC · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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