Recognised as Colour

#B9FEB6

#B9FEB6
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#B9FEB6 is a green with RGB values 185, 254, 182 and HSL 118°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9FEB6#B9FEB6

HEX#B9FEB6

RGBrgb(185, 254, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9961, 0.7137

RGB percentages72.5%, 99.6%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(117.5, 97.3%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(117.5, 28.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK27.2%, 0%, 28.3%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,189,366

CSS custom property--colour: #B9FEB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.92:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#460149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF1B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F6EABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B3FAEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.4 Pale green · ΔE 17.5 Aquamarine · ΔE 21 Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBB6FE

Analogous#DDFEB6, #B6FED7

Triadic#B6B9FE, #FEB6B9

Split complementary#D7B6FE, #FEB6DD

Tetradic#B6DDFE, #FBB6FE, #FED7B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9FFE8

Darker −10%#89FD84

Darker −20%#59FD51

Darker −30%#28FC1F

Darker −40%#0DE503

More saturated +25%#B8FFB5

Less saturated −25%#C1F5BF

Channel breakdown

R185

G254

B182

Red185 (72.5%)

Green254 (99.6%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue117.5°

Saturation (HSL)97.3%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G FE · B B6

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B9FeB6 (chemical formula)

Formula
217.995 g/mol
16 atoms

B9FeB6 has a molar mass of 217.995 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 15 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass217.995 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.6198921 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7625133 × 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

B74.4%

Fe25.6%

Boron (B × 15)162.15 g/mol, 74.382%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 25.618%

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