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Recognised as Colour

#B9E7C9

  • #B9E7C9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9E7C9 is a green with RGB values 185, 231, 201 and HSL 141°, 49%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9E7C9#B9E7C9
HEX#B9E7C9
RGBrgb(185, 231, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9059, 0.7882
RGB percentages72.5%, 90.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(140.9, 48.9%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.9, 19.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK19.9%, 0%, 13%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,183,497
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E7C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.34:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#461836

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E0C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B2E6DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Honeydew · ΔE 17.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1Beige · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 19Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 16.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7B9D7
Analogous#C0E7B9, #B9E7E0
Triadic#C9B9E7, #E7C9B9
Split complementary#E0B9E7, #E7B9C0
Tetradic#B9C0E7, #E7B9D7, #E7E0B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFF4E6
Darker −10%#93DAAC
Darker −20%#6DCD8E
Darker −30%#47C071
Darker −40%#369E5A
More saturated +25%#ADF3C5
Less saturated −25%#C5DBCD

Channel breakdown

R185
G231
B201
Red185 (72.5%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue140.87°
Saturation (HSL)48.94%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E7 · B C9

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