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Recognised as Colour

#B9ECAF

  • #B9ECAF
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9ECAF is a green with RGB values 185, 236, 175 and HSL 110°, 62%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B9ECAF#B9ECAF
HEX#B9ECAF
RGBrgb(185, 236, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9255, 0.6863
RGB percentages72.5%, 92.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(110.2, 61.6%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110.2, 25.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK21.6%, 0%, 25.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,751
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ECAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#461350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0E2ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7DDB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B6E8DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.4Light green · ΔE 22.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 23.4Aquamarine · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2AFEC
Analogous#D8ECAF, #AFECC3
Triadic#AFB9EC, #ECAFB9
Split complementary#C4AFEC, #ECAFD8
Tetradic#AFD8EC, #E2AFEC, #ECC3AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDF6D8
Darker −10%#95E286
Darker −20%#71D85D
Darker −30%#4DCF33
Darker −40%#3DA728
More saturated +25%#B1F8A3
Less saturated −25%#C1E0BB

Channel breakdown

R185
G236
B175
Red185 (72.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue110.16°
Saturation (HSL)61.62%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EC · B AF

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