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Recognised as Colour

#B9E4A3

  • #B9E4A3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9E4A3 is a green with RGB values 185, 228, 163 and HSL 100°, 55%, 77%. 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

#B9E4A3#B9E4A3
HEX#B9E4A3
RGBrgb(185, 228, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8941, 0.6392
RGB percentages72.5%, 89.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(99.7, 54.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.7, 28.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK18.9%, 0%, 28.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,182,691
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E4A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#461B5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9DA9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2D6A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B9DFD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 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 text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 17Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Light green · ΔE 22.9Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 23.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23.7Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA3E4
Analogous#DAE4A3, #A3E4AD
Triadic#A3B9E4, #E4A3B9
Split complementary#ADA3E4, #E4A3DA
Tetradic#A3DAE4, #CEA3E4, #E4ADA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FBF2
Lighter +10%#D7F0CA
Darker −10%#9BD87C
Darker −20%#7DCD54
Darker −30%#62B836
Darker −40%#4D912A
More saturated +25%#B4F394
Less saturated −25%#BED5B2

Channel breakdown

R185
G228
B163
Red185 (72.5%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue99.69°
Saturation (HSL)54.62%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E4 · B A3

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