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Recognised as Colour

#B9EBAC

  • #B9EBAC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9EBAC is a green with RGB values 185, 235, 172 and HSL 108°, 61%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B9EBAC#B9EBAC
HEX#B9EBAC
RGBrgb(185, 235, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9216, 0.6745
RGB percentages72.5%, 92.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(107.6, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.6, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 0%, 26.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,492
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EBAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#461453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE1A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7DCAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7E7DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.1Light green · ΔE 22.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 23.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.9Aquamarine · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEACEB
Analogous#D8EBAC, #ACEBBF
Triadic#ACB9EB, #EBACB9
Split complementary#BFACEB, #EBACD8
Tetradic#ACD8EB, #DEACEB, #EBBFAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFE
Lighter +10%#DCF5D5
Darker −10%#96E183
Darker −20%#74D75A
Darker −30%#51CD31
Darker −40%#41A427
More saturated +25%#B1F89F
Less saturated −25%#C1DEB9

Channel breakdown

R185
G235
B172
Red185 (72.5%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue107.62°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EB · B AC

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