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Recognised as Colour

#B9EEA2

  • #B9EEA2
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9EEA2 is a green with RGB values 185, 238, 162 and HSL 102°, 69%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9EEA2#B9EEA2
HEX#B9EEA2
RGBrgb(185, 238, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9333, 0.6353
RGB percentages72.5%, 93.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(101.8, 69.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.8, 31.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 31.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,185,250
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EEA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.81:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#46115D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E29Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDEA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8E9DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.9Pale green · ΔE 19.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.3Khaki · ΔE 25.4Aquamarine · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7A2EE
Analogous#DFEEA2, #A2EEB1
Triadic#A2B9EE, #EEA2B9
Split complementary#B1A2EE, #EEA2DF
Tetradic#A2DFEE, #D7A2EE, #EEB1A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFEF8
Lighter +10%#D9F6CD
Darker −10%#99E677
Darker −20%#78DE4C
Darker −30%#5AD126
Darker −40%#47A61E
More saturated +25%#B4FC94
Less saturated −25%#BEE0B0

Channel breakdown

R185
G238
B162
Red185 (72.5%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue101.84°
Saturation (HSL)69.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EE · B A2

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