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Recognised as Colour

#B9FAAA

  • #B9FAAA
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9FAAA is a green with RGB values 185, 250, 170 and HSL 109°, 89%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9FAAA#B9FAAA
HEX#B9FAAA
RGBrgb(185, 250, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9804, 0.6667
RGB percentages72.5%, 98%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(108.8, 88.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.8, 32%, 98%)
CMYK26%, 0%, 32%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,188,330
CSS custom property--colour: #B9FAAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.32:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#460555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEDA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E7AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B5F5E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 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 text17.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.8Pale green · ΔE 15Aquamarine · ΔE 24.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 27Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.6Khaki · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAAFA
Analogous#E1FAAA, #AAFAC3
Triadic#AAB9FA, #FAAAB9
Split complementary#C3AAFA, #FAAAE1
Tetradic#AAE1FA, #EBAAFA, #FAC3AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1FDDA
Darker −10%#91F77A
Darker −20%#6AF44A
Darker −30%#42F219
Darker −40%#30CC0C
More saturated +25%#B6FFA5
Less saturated −25%#C0EFB5

Channel breakdown

R185
G250
B170
Red185 (72.5%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue108.75°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G FA · B AA

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