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Recognised as Colour

#B9F8AA

  • #B9F8AA
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9F8AA is a green with RGB values 185, 248, 170 and HSL 108°, 85%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9F8AA#B9F8AA
HEX#B9F8AA
RGBrgb(185, 248, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9725, 0.6667
RGB percentages72.5%, 97.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(108.5, 84.8%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.5, 31.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK25.4%, 0%, 31.5%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,187,818
CSS custom property--colour: #B9F8AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.07:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#460755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDEBA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E5AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B6F3E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.6Pale green · ΔE 16.1Aquamarine · ΔE 24.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9AAF8
Analogous#E0F8AA, #AAF8C2
Triadic#AAB9F8, #F8AAB9
Split complementary#C2AAF8, #F8AAE0
Tetradic#AAE0F8, #E9AAF8, #F8C2AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0FCD9
Darker −10%#92F47B
Darker −20%#6BF04C
Darker −30%#45EC1D
Darker −40%#33C610
More saturated +25%#B5FFA3
Less saturated −25%#C0ECB5

Channel breakdown

R185
G248
B170
Red185 (72.5%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue108.46°
Saturation (HSL)84.78%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G F8 · B AA

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