Recognised as Colour

#B9F9C5

#B9F9C5
Green
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#B9F9C5 is a green with RGB values 185, 249, 197 and HSL 131°, 84%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#B9F9C5#B9F9C5

HEX#B9F9C5

RGBrgb(185, 249, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9765, 0.7725

RGB percentages72.5%, 97.6%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(131.3, 84.2%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(131.3, 25.7%, 97.6%)

CMYK25.7%, 0%, 20.9%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,188,101

CSS custom property--colour: #B9F9C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.42:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#46063A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAEEC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFE7C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B0F7EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 17.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.5 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 24 Light green · ΔE 25.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9B9ED

Analogous#CDF9B9, #B9F9E5

Triadic#C5B9F9, #F9C5B9

Split complementary#E5B9F9, #F9B9CD

Tetradic#B9CDF9, #F9B9ED, #F9E5B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8FDEC

Darker −10%#8AF59E

Darker −20%#5BF177

Darker −30%#2CED50

Darker −40%#12D436

More saturated +25%#B3FFC1

Less saturated −25%#C3EFCB

Channel breakdown

R185

G249

B197

Red185 (72.5%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue131.25°

Saturation (HSL)84.21%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G F9 · B C5

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B9F9C5 (chemical formula)

Formula
328.327 g/mol
23 atoms

B9F9C5 has a molar mass of 328.327 g/mol, made up of 23 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 9 × F, 5 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass328.327 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule23

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.4519981 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8341899 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B29.6%

F52.1%

C18.3%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 29.632%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 52.077%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 18.291%

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