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Colour

#B9E074

  • #B9E074
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9E074 is a green with RGB values 185, 224, 116 and HSL 82°, 64%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9E074#B9E074
HEX#B9E074
RGBrgb(185, 224, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8784, 0.4549
RGB percentages72.5%, 87.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(81.7, 63.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.7, 48.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK17.4%, 0%, 48.2%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,620
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E074;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#461F8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD46Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D27Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BFD7C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 20.3Yellow green · ΔE 21.5Khaki · ΔE 21.8Pale green · ΔE 22Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B74E0
Analogous#E0D174, #83E074
Triadic#74B9E0, #E074B9
Split complementary#7483E0, #D174E0
Tetradic#74E0D1, #9B74E0, #E07483

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCF1
Lighter +20%#E3F3C7
Lighter +10%#CEE99E
Darker −10%#A4D74A
Darker −20%#8CC32B
Darker −30%#6E9922
Darker −40%#506F19
More saturated +25%#BFF55F
Less saturated −25%#B3CB89

Channel breakdown

R185
G224
B116
Red185 (72.5%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue81.67°
Saturation (HSL)63.53%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E0 · B 74

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