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Recognised as Colour

#B9E46A

  • #B9E46A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B9E46A is a green with RGB values 185, 228, 106 and HSL 81°, 69%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9E46A#B9E46A
HEX#B9E46A
RGBrgb(185, 228, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8941, 0.4157
RGB percentages72.5%, 89.4%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(81.1, 69.3%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.1, 53.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK18.9%, 0%, 53.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,182,634
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E46A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#461B95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFD75Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D572no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BFDBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 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 text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.1Light green · ΔE 22.1Pale green · ΔE 22.9Khaki · ΔE 25.8Dark khaki · ΔE 30.6Olivedrab · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#956AE4
Analogous#E4D26A, #7CE46A
Triadic#6AB9E4, #E46AB9
Split complementary#6A7CE4, #D26AE4
Tetradic#6AE4D2, #956AE4, #E46A7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FBEC
Lighter +20%#E2F4C0
Lighter +10%#CDEC95
Darker −10%#A5DC3F
Darker −20%#8CC424
Darker −30%#6D991C
Darker −40%#4E6E14
More saturated +25%#BFFA54
Less saturated −25%#B3CE80

Channel breakdown

R185
G228
B106
Red185 (72.5%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue81.15°
Saturation (HSL)69.32%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E4 · B 6A

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