Recognised as Colour

#B9F77A

#B9F77A
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale green

#B9F77A is a green with RGB values 185, 247, 122 and HSL 90°, 89%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

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HEX#B9F77A

RGBrgb(185, 247, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9686, 0.4784

RGB percentages72.5%, 96.9%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(89.8, 88.7%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.8, 50.6%, 96.9%)

CMYK25.1%, 0%, 50.6%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,187,514

CSS custom property--colour: #B9F77A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.65:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#460885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE86Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E382no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BCEEDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 17.2 Light green · ΔE 18.3 Yellow green · ΔE 19.6 Green yellow · ΔE 31.2 Khaki · ΔE 31.8 Limegreen · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B87AF7

Analogous#F7F67A, #7AF77A

Triadic#7AB9F7, #F77AB9

Split complementary#7A7AF7, #F67AF7

Tetradic#7AF7F6, #B87AF7, #F77A7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECFDDA

Lighter +10%#D2FAAA

Darker −10%#A0F44A

Darker −20%#86F11A

Darker −30%#6DCC0C

Darker −40%#539C09

More saturated +25%#B9FF72

Less saturated −25%#B9E58C

Channel breakdown

R185

G247

B122

Red185 (72.5%)

Green247 (96.9%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue89.76°

Saturation (HSL)88.65%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G F7 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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