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Recognised as Colour

#B9ED88

  • #B9ED88
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9ED88 is a green with RGB values 185, 237, 136 and HSL 91°, 74%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9ED88#B9ED88
HEX#B9ED88
RGBrgb(185, 237, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9294, 0.5333
RGB percentages72.5%, 92.9%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(90.9, 73.7%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.9, 42.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK21.9%, 0%, 42.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,968
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ED88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.53:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#461277

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E080no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDC8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BCE5D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 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 text15.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.5Pale green · ΔE 15.8Khaki · ΔE 24.6Yellow green · ΔE 26.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.2Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC88ED
Analogous#ECED88, #88ED89
Triadic#88B9ED, #ED88B9
Split complementary#8988ED, #ED88EC
Tetradic#88ECED, #BC88ED, #ED8988

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDFAE1
Lighter +10%#D3F4B4
Darker −10%#9FE65C
Darker −20%#85E02F
Darker −30%#6CBF1D
Darker −40%#539316
More saturated +25%#B8FE77
Less saturated −25%#BADC99

Channel breakdown

R185
G237
B136
Red185 (72.5%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue90.89°
Saturation (HSL)73.72%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G ED · B 88

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