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Colour

#B9DF74

  • #B9DF74
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9DF74 is a green with RGB values 185, 223, 116 and HSL 81°, 63%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9DF74#B9DF74
HEX#B9DF74
RGBrgb(185, 223, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8745, 0.4549
RGB percentages72.5%, 87.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(81.3, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.3, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK17%, 0%, 48%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,364
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DF74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#46208B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9D36Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D17Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BFD6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 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 text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 20.5Khaki · ΔE 21.4Yellow green · ΔE 21.8Pale green · ΔE 22.3Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 20.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A74DF
Analogous#DFCF74, #84DF74
Triadic#74B9DF, #DF74B9
Split complementary#7484DF, #CF74DF
Tetradic#74DFCF, #9A74DF, #DF7484

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCF0
Lighter +20%#E3F2C7
Lighter +10%#CEE99D
Darker −10%#A4D54B
Darker −20%#8CC12C
Darker −30%#6E9723
Darker −40%#506E19
More saturated +25%#BFF45F
Less saturated −25%#B3CA89

Channel breakdown

R185
G223
B116
Red185 (72.5%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue81.31°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DF · B 74

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