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Colour

#B9E162

  • #B9E162
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B9E162 is a green with RGB values 185, 225, 98 and HSL 79°, 68%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9E162#B9E162
HEX#B9E162
RGBrgb(185, 225, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8824, 0.3843
RGB percentages72.5%, 88.2%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(78.9, 67.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.9, 56.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK17.8%, 0%, 56.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,858
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E162;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.01:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#461E9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD455no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D36Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#C0D7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 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 text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14Light green · ΔE 24.6Pale green · ΔE 25.3Khaki · ΔE 26.4Olivedrab · ΔE 30.9Dark khaki · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A62E1
Analogous#E1CA62, #79E162
Triadic#62B9E1, #E162B9
Split complementary#6279E1, #CA62E1
Tetradic#62E1CA, #8A62E1, #E16279

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FAE2
Lighter +20%#DFF1B8
Lighter +10%#CCE98D
Darker −10%#A6D937
Darker −20%#8ABA23
Darker −30%#6A8F1B
Darker −40%#4A6413
More saturated +25%#C2F84B
Less saturated −25%#B0CA79

Channel breakdown

R185
G225
B98
Red185 (72.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue78.9°
Saturation (HSL)67.91%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E1 · B 62

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