Wien's Displacement Law Calculator

Calculate the relationship between temperature and peak emission wavelength for thermal radiators.

Results

Peak Wavelength: 501.52 nm

Peak Wavelength: 0.5015 μm

Color Region: green

Peak Frequency: 5.9777e+14 Hz

Peak Photon Energy: 2.4724 eV

Reference Values

ObjectTemperature (K)λ_max (nm)
Sun5778502
Incandescent bulb27001073
Human body3109348
Room temperature2939890
Sirius A9940291
Betelgeuse3500828

Wien's Displacement Law

λ_max × T = b

b = 2.897771955 × 10⁻³ m·K

The product of peak wavelength and absolute temperature is constant.