Recognised as Colour

#B9CD9E

#B9CD9E
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9CD9E is a green with RGB values 185, 205, 158 and HSL 86°, 32%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B9CD9E#B9CD9E

HEX#B9CD9E

RGBrgb(185, 205, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8039, 0.6196

RGB percentages72.5%, 80.4%, 62%

HSLhsl(85.5, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(85.5, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK9.8%, 0%, 22.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,798

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CD9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#463261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2C79Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC6A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BCC8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.8 Wheat · ΔE 19.3 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.2 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B29ECD

Analogous#CDC99E, #A2CD9E

Triadic#9EB9CD, #CD9EB9

Split complementary#9EA2CD, #C99ECD

Tetradic#9ECDC9, #B29ECD, #CD9EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAF0E1

Lighter +10%#D1DEC0

Darker −10%#A1BC7C

Darker −20%#88AA5B

Darker −30%#6E8B47

Darker −40%#536936

More saturated +25%#BCDF8C

Less saturated −25%#B6BBB0

Channel breakdown

R185

G205

B158

Red185 (72.5%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue85.53°

Saturation (HSL)31.97%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G CD · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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