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Recognised as Colour

#B9EF7C

  • #B9EF7C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9EF7C is a green with RGB values 185, 239, 124 and HSL 88°, 78%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9EF7C#B9EF7C
HEX#B9EF7C
RGBrgb(185, 239, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9373, 0.4863
RGB percentages72.5%, 93.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(88.2, 78.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.2, 48.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 48.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,185,468
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EF7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#461083

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0DD83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BDE6D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 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 text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.7Pale green · ΔE 16.9Yellow green · ΔE 20.8Khaki · ΔE 27.3Dark khaki · ΔE 32.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27CEF
Analogous#EFEB7C, #7FEF7C
Triadic#7CB9EF, #EF7CB9
Split complementary#7C7FEF, #EC7CEF
Tetradic#7CEFEC, #B27CEF, #EF7C7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAFAD7
Lighter +10%#D1F5A9
Darker −10%#A1E94F
Darker −20%#88E421
Darker −30%#6EBB17
Darker −40%#538E11
More saturated +25%#BAFF6C
Less saturated −25%#B8DD8E

Channel breakdown

R185
G239
B124
Red185 (72.5%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue88.17°
Saturation (HSL)78.23%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EF · B 7C

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