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Recognised as Colour

#B9F3A5

  • #B9F3A5
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9F3A5 is a green with RGB values 185, 243, 165 and HSL 105°, 76%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9F3A5#B9F3A5
HEX#B9F3A5
RGBrgb(185, 243, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9529, 0.6471
RGB percentages72.5%, 95.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(104.6, 76.5%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.6, 32.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK23.9%, 0%, 32.1%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,186,533
CSS custom property--colour: #B9F3A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.43:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#460C5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E7A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFE1A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#B7EEDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.3Pale green · ΔE 17.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.1Aquamarine · ΔE 25.8Khaki · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA5F3
Analogous#E0F3A5, #A5F3B8
Triadic#A5B9F3, #F3A5B9
Split complementary#B8A5F3, #F3A5E0
Tetradic#A5E0F3, #DFA5F3, #F3B8A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCF9D2
Darker −10%#96ED78
Darker −20%#73E74B
Darker −30%#50E11E
Darker −40%#40B418
More saturated +25%#B3FF99
Less saturated −25%#BFE6B2

Channel breakdown

R185
G243
B165
Red185 (72.5%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue104.62°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G F3 · B A5

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