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Recognised as Colour

#B9E0C7

  • #B9E0C7
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9E0C7 is a green with RGB values 185, 224, 199 and HSL 142°, 39%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9E0C7#B9E0C7
HEX#B9E0C7
RGBrgb(185, 224, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8784, 0.7804
RGB percentages72.5%, 87.8%, 78%
HSLhsl(141.5, 38.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.5, 17.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK17.4%, 0%, 11.2%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,703
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E0C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#461F38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDAC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D5C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3DFD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.2Honeydew · ΔE 16.4Powder blue · ΔE 16.4Beige · ΔE 17.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1Light cyan · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0B9D2
Analogous#BFE0B9, #B9E0DB
Triadic#C7B9E0, #E0C7B9
Split complementary#DBB9E0, #E0B9BF
Tetradic#B9BFE0, #E0B9D2, #E0DBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCF0E3
Darker −10%#96D0AB
Darker −20%#72C18E
Darker −30%#4FB172
Darker −40%#3F8E5B
More saturated +25%#ACEDC3
Less saturated −25%#C6D3CB

Channel breakdown

R185
G224
B199
Red185 (72.5%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue141.54°
Saturation (HSL)38.61%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E0 · B C7

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