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Recognised as Colour

#BEE9C6

  • #BEE9C6
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BEE9C6 is a green with RGB values 190, 233, 198 and HSL 131°, 49%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BEE9C6#BEE9C6
HEX#BEE9C6
RGBrgb(190, 233, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.9137, 0.7765
RGB percentages74.5%, 91.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(131.2, 49.4%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.2, 18.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK18.5%, 0%, 15%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,511,686
CSS custom property--colour: #BEE9C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#411639

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#EAE1C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2DCC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9E7DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E9BEE1
Analogous#CCE9BE, #BEE9DB
Triadic#C6BEE9, #E9C6BE
Split complementary#DBBEE9, #E9BECC
Tetradic#BECCE9, #E9BEE1, #E9DBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4F6E7
Darker −10%#98DCA5
Darker −20%#72CF83
Darker −30%#4CC262
Darker −40%#37A44C
More saturated +25%#B3F4BF
Less saturated −25%#C9DECD

Channel breakdown

R190
G233
B198
Red190 (74.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue131.16°
Saturation (HSL)49.43%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BE · G E9 · B C6

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