Colour

#B9FFAF

#B9FFAF
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#B9FFAF is a green with RGB values 185, 255, 175 and HSL 113°, 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

#B9FFAF#B9FFAF

HEX#B9FFAF

RGBrgb(185, 255, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 1, 0.6863

RGB percentages72.5%, 100%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(112.5, 100%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(112.5, 31.4%, 100%)

CMYK27.5%, 0%, 31.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,189,615

CSS custom property--colour: #B9FFAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84929WCAG 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 17.99:1

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

Contrast with black17.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#460050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF2AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8EBB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B4FAEAno 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 text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.5 Pale green · ΔE 14.2 Aquamarine · ΔE 23.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5AFFF

Analogous#E1FFAF, #AFFFCD

Triadic#AFB9FF, #FFAFB9

Split complementary#CDAFFF, #FFAFE1

Tetradic#AFE1FF, #F5AFFF, #FFCDAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6FFE2

Darker −10%#8CFF7C

Darker −20%#60FF49

Darker −30%#33FF16

Darker −40%#1CE200

More saturated +25%#B9FFAF

Less saturated −25%#C1F5B9

Channel breakdown

R185

G255

B175

Red185 (72.5%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue112.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G FF · B AF

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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