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Recognised as Colour

#B9E2BD

  • #B9E2BD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9E2BD is a green with RGB values 185, 226, 189 and HSL 126°, 41%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B9E2BD#B9E2BD
HEX#B9E2BD
RGBrgb(185, 226, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8863, 0.7412
RGB percentages72.5%, 88.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(125.9, 41.4%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.9, 18.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK18.1%, 0%, 16.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,182,205
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E2BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.68:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#461D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3DABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B5E0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.7Beige · ΔE 19Honeydew · ΔE 19.6Light yellow · ΔE 20.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B9DE
Analogous#CAE2B9, #B9E2D2
Triadic#BDB9E2, #E2BDB9
Split complementary#D2B9E2, #E2B9CA
Tetradic#B9CAE2, #E2B9DE, #E2D2B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDF1DF
Darker −10%#95D39B
Darker −20%#71C479
Darker −30%#4DB557
Darker −40%#3D9245
More saturated +25%#ADEEB3
Less saturated −25%#C5D6C7

Channel breakdown

R185
G226
B189
Red185 (72.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue125.85°
Saturation (HSL)41.41%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E2 · B BD

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