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Recognised as Colour

#B9EC7D

  • #B9EC7D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9EC7D is a green with RGB values 185, 236, 125 and HSL 88°, 74%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9EC7D#B9EC7D
HEX#B9EC7D
RGBrgb(185, 236, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9255, 0.4902
RGB percentages72.5%, 92.5%, 49%
HSLhsl(87.6, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.6, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK21.6%, 0%, 47%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,701
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EC7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#461382

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5DF74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDB84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BDE4D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 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 text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.6Pale green · ΔE 17.3Yellow green · ΔE 21.8Khaki · ΔE 25.7Dark khaki · ΔE 30.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B07DEC
Analogous#ECE87D, #81EC7D
Triadic#7DB9EC, #EC7DB9
Split complementary#7D81EC, #E87DEC
Tetradic#7DECE8, #B07DEC, #EC7D81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F9D6
Lighter +10%#D1F3A9
Darker −10%#A1E551
Darker −20%#89DF24
Darker −30%#6EB51B
Darker −40%#538914
More saturated +25%#BBFF6A
Less saturated −25%#B7D990

Channel breakdown

R185
G236
B125
Red185 (72.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue87.57°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EC · B 7D

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