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Recognised as Colour

#B9DC28

  • #B9DC28
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B9DC28 is a green with RGB values 185, 220, 40 and HSL 72°, 72%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9DC28#B9DC28
HEX#B9DC28
RGBrgb(185, 220, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8627, 0.1569
RGB percentages72.5%, 86.3%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(71.7, 72%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.7, 81.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 81.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,180,520
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DC28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.33:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#4623D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EACE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6CE3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C4D0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.1Green yellow · ΔE 22.4Yellow · ΔE 26.3Gold · ΔE 33.4Lawn green · ΔE 36.5Chartreuse · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B28DC
Analogous#DCA528, #5FDC28
Triadic#28B9DC, #DC28B9
Split complementary#285FDC, #A528DC
Tetradic#28DCA5, #4B28DC, #DC285F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F9D7
Lighter +30%#E4F1AC
Lighter +20%#D6EA80
Lighter +10%#C7E354
Darker −10%#96B41D
Darker −20%#728816
Darker −30%#4D5C0F
Darker −40%#283008
More saturated +25%#CCFB09
Less saturated −25%#A6BD47

Channel breakdown

R185
G220
B40
Red185 (72.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue71.67°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DC · B 28

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