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Colour

#B9FF37

  • #B9FF37
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#B9FF37 is a green with RGB values 185, 255, 55 and HSL 81°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#B9FF37#B9FF37
HEX#B9FF37
RGBrgb(185, 255, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 1, 0.2157
RGB percentages72.5%, 100%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(81, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK27.5%, 0%, 78.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,189,495
CSS custom property--colour: #B9FF37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.8 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#E2E2E2
Inverted#4600C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFED00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE84Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C0F3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.2 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

Green yellow · ΔE 4.8Lawn green · ΔE 20.8Chartreuse · ΔE 21Yellow green · ΔE 23.6Yellow · ΔE 30.1Limegreen · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D37FF
Analogous#FFE137, #55FF37
Triadic#37B9FF, #FF37B9
Split complementary#3755FF, #E137FF
Tetradic#37FFE1, #7D37FF, #FF3755

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFFFD0
Lighter +20%#DDFF9D
Lighter +10%#CBFF6A
Darker −10%#A7FF04
Darker −20%#87D000
Darker −30%#669D00
Darker −40%#456A00
More saturated +25%#B9FF37
Less saturated −25%#B2E650

Channel breakdown

R185
G255
B55
Red185 (72.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G FF · B 37

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