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Recognised as Colour

#B9EF86

  • #B9EF86
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9EF86 is a green with RGB values 185, 239, 134 and HSL 91°, 77%, 73%. 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

#B9EF86#B9EF86
HEX#B9EF86
RGBrgb(185, 239, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9373, 0.5255
RGB percentages72.5%, 93.7%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(90.9, 76.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.9, 43.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 43.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,185,478
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EF86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.75:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#461079

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7E27Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDE8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BCE7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 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 text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.4Pale green · ΔE 15.3Yellow green · ΔE 24.9Khaki · ΔE 25.7Dark khaki · ΔE 30.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC86EF
Analogous#EDEF86, #86EF88
Triadic#86B9EF, #EF86B9
Split complementary#8886EF, #EF86ED
Tetradic#86EEEF, #BC86EF, #EF8886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDFBE0
Lighter +10%#D3F5B3
Darker −10%#9FE959
Darker −20%#85E32C
Darker −30%#6CC21A
Darker −40%#539514
More saturated +25%#B9FF76
Less saturated −25%#B9DE97

Channel breakdown

R185
G239
B134
Red185 (72.5%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue90.86°
Saturation (HSL)76.64%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EF · B 86

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