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Recognised as Colour

#B9DCAD

  • #B9DCAD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9DCAD is a green with RGB values 185, 220, 173 and HSL 105°, 40%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B9DCAD#B9DCAD
HEX#B9DCAD
RGBrgb(185, 220, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8627, 0.6784
RGB percentages72.5%, 86.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(104.7, 40.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.7, 21.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 21.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,180,653
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DCAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.9:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#462352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFD4AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD1AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8D8CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.1Beige · ΔE 21.1Light yellow · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0ADDC
Analogous#D1DCAD, #ADDCB9
Triadic#ADB9DC, #DCADB9
Split complementary#B9ADDC, #DCADD1
Tetradic#ADD1DC, #D0ADDC, #DCB9AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FBF4
Lighter +10%#D8EBD1
Darker −10%#9ACD89
Darker −20%#7CBD66
Darker −30%#60A848
Darker −40%#4C8439
More saturated +25%#B2EB9E
Less saturated −25%#C0CDBC

Channel breakdown

R185
G220
B173
Red185 (72.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue104.68°
Saturation (HSL)40.17%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DC · B AD

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