Colour

#B9DEC5

#B9DEC5
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9DEC5 is a green with RGB values 185, 222, 197 and HSL 139°, 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 Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#B9DEC5

RGBrgb(185, 222, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8706, 0.7725

RGB percentages72.5%, 87.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(139.5, 35.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(139.5, 16.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK16.7%, 0%, 11.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,181,189

CSS custom property--colour: #B9DEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#46213A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED8C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D3C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B3DDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 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 text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Honeydew · ΔE 16.5 Powder blue · ΔE 16.5 Beige · ΔE 17 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.8 Light cyan · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEB9D2

Analogous#C0DEB9, #B9DED8

Triadic#C5B9DE, #DEC5B9

Split complementary#D8B9DE, #DEB9C0

Tetradic#B9C0DE, #DEB9D2, #DED8B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFFFE

Lighter +10%#DCEEE2

Darker −10%#96CEA8

Darker −20%#74BD8C

Darker −30%#51AD6F

Darker −40%#418A59

More saturated +25%#ACEBC0

Less saturated −25%#C6D1CA

Channel breakdown

R185

G222

B197

Red185 (72.5%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue139.46°

Saturation (HSL)35.92%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G DE · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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