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Recognised as Colour

#B9DEBF

  • #B9DEBF
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9DEBF is a green with RGB values 185, 222, 191 and HSL 130°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B9DEBF#B9DEBF
HEX#B9DEBF
RGBrgb(185, 222, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8706, 0.749
RGB percentages72.5%, 87.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(129.7, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.7, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 14%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,183
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DEBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#462140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFD7BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D3C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5DCD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.8Beige · ΔE 17.6Honeydew · ΔE 18Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.6Light yellow · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB9D8
Analogous#C6DEB9, #B9DED2
Triadic#BFB9DE, #DEBFB9
Split complementary#D2B9DE, #DEB9C5
Tetradic#B9C5DE, #DEB9D8, #DED2B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFE
Lighter +10%#DCEEDF
Darker −10%#96CE9F
Darker −20%#74BD80
Darker −30%#51AD60
Darker −40%#418A4D
More saturated +25%#ACEBB6
Less saturated −25%#C6D1C8

Channel breakdown

R185
G222
B191
Red185 (72.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue129.73°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DE · B BF

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