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Recognised as Colour

#B9FFAB

  • #B9FFAB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#B9FFAB is a green with RGB values 185, 255, 171 and HSL 110°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#B9FFAB#B9FFAB
HEX#B9FFAB
RGBrgb(185, 255, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 1, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.5%, 100%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(110, 100%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110, 32.9%, 100%)
CMYK27.5%, 0%, 32.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,189,611
CSS custom property--colour: #B9FFAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.95:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#460054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF1A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9EBB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B5FAE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 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 text17.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.3Pale green · ΔE 12.8Aquamarine · ΔE 25.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 29.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.9Khaki · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1ABFF
Analogous#E3FFAB, #ABFFC7
Triadic#ABB9FF, #FFABB9
Split complementary#C7ABFF, #FFABE3
Tetradic#ABE3FF, #F1ABFF, #FFC7AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3FFDE
Darker −10%#8EFF78
Darker −20%#64FF45
Darker −30%#39FF12
Darker −40%#25DE00
More saturated +25%#B9FFAB
Less saturated −25%#C0F4B5

Channel breakdown

R185
G255
B171
Red185 (72.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue110°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G FF · B AB

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