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Recognised as Colour

#B9E0B9

  • #B9E0B9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9E0B9 is a green with RGB values 185, 224, 185 and HSL 120°, 39%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B9E0B9#B9E0B9
HEX#B9E0B9
RGBrgb(185, 224, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8784, 0.7255
RGB percentages72.5%, 87.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(120, 38.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 17.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK17.4%, 0%, 17.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,689
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E0B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67128WCAG 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 14.43:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#461F46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2D8B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBD4BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B6DED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.5Beige · ΔE 19.2Light yellow · ΔE 20.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.3Honeydew · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0B9E0
Analogous#CDE0B9, #B9E0CD
Triadic#B9B9E0, #E0B9B9
Split complementary#CDB9E0, #E0B9CD
Tetradic#B9CDE0, #E0B9E0, #E0CDB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCF0DC
Darker −10%#96D096
Darker −20%#72C172
Darker −30%#4FB14F
Darker −40%#3F8E3F
More saturated +25%#ACEDAC
Less saturated −25%#C6D3C6

Channel breakdown

R185
G224
B185
Red185 (72.5%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)38.61%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E0 · B B9

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