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Recognised as Colour

#B9D0BD

  • #B9D0BD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#B9D0BD is a green with RGB values 185, 208, 189 and HSL 130°, 20%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#B9D0BD#B9D0BD
HEX#B9D0BD
RGBrgb(185, 208, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8157, 0.7412
RGB percentages72.5%, 81.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(130.4, 19.7%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.4, 11.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK11.1%, 0%, 9.1%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,177,597
CSS custom property--colour: #B9D0BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#462F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CCBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCC9BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B6CFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 13.7Gainsboro · ΔE 14.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.8Beige · ΔE 17.1Honeydew · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0B9CC
Analogous#C0D0B9, #B9D0C9
Triadic#BDB9D0, #D0BDB9
Split complementary#C9B9D0, #D0B9C0
Tetradic#B9C0D0, #D0B9CC, #D0C8B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F9F7
Lighter +10%#D8E4DA
Darker −10%#9ABCA0
Darker −20%#7CA783
Darker −30%#609069
Darker −40%#4C7152
More saturated +25%#AADFB3
Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R185
G208
B189
Red185 (72.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue130.43°
Saturation (HSL)19.66%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G D0 · B BD

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