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Recognised as Colour

#B9FA3A

  • #B9FA3A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#B9FA3A is a green with RGB values 185, 250, 58 and HSL 80°, 95%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#B9FA3A#B9FA3A
HEX#B9FA3A
RGBrgb(185, 250, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9804, 0.2275
RGB percentages72.5%, 98%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(80.3, 95%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.3, 76.8%, 98%)
CMYK26%, 0%, 76.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,188,218
CSS custom property--colour: #B9FA3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.8:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#4605C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEE54Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C0EED7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 7.6Yellow green · ΔE 20.4Lawn green · ΔE 23.2Chartreuse · ΔE 23.6Yellow · ΔE 29.5Limegreen · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B3AFA
Analogous#FADB3A, #59FA3A
Triadic#3AB9FA, #FA3AB9
Split complementary#3A59FA, #DB3AFA
Tetradic#3AFADB, #7B3AFA, #FA3A59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFECF
Lighter +20%#DCFD9D
Lighter +10%#CBFB6C
Darker −10%#A7F908
Darker −20%#87C905
Darker −30%#659704
Darker −40%#446503
More saturated +25%#BBFF35
Less saturated −25%#B1E153

Channel breakdown

R185
G250
B58
Red185 (72.5%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue80.31°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G FA · B 3A

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