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Recognised as Colour

#B9EA99

  • #B9EA99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9EA99 is a green with RGB values 185, 234, 153 and HSL 96°, 66%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9EA99#B9EA99
HEX#B9EA99
RGBrgb(185, 234, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9176, 0.6
RGB percentages72.5%, 91.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(96.3, 65.9%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.3, 34.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 34.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,217
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EA99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#461566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DE93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9DA9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BAE4D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 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 text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.7Pale green · ΔE 19.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.4Khaki · ΔE 23.6Dark khaki · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA99EA
Analogous#E2EA99, #99EAA2
Triadic#99B9EA, #EA99B9
Split complementary#A299EA, #EA99E2
Tetradic#99E2EA, #CA99EA, #EAA299

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3FBEE
Lighter +10%#D6F3C3
Darker −10%#9CE16F
Darker −20%#7FD944
Darker −30%#65C228
Darker −40%#4F981F
More saturated +25%#B6F98A
Less saturated −25%#BCDBA8

Channel breakdown

R185
G234
B153
Red185 (72.5%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue96.3°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EA · B 99

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