Colour

#BACD99

#BACD99
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BACD99 is a green with RGB values 186, 205, 153 and HSL 82°, 34%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BACD99#BACD99

HEX#BACD99

RGBrgb(186, 205, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8039, 0.6

RGB percentages72.9%, 80.4%, 60%

HSLhsl(81.9, 34.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(81.9, 25.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK9.3%, 0%, 25.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,242,329

CSS custom property--colour: #BACD99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#453266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3C696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C69Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BEC8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 18 Wheat · ΔE 19.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.2 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC99CD

Analogous#CDC699, #A0CD99

Triadic#99BACD, #CD99BA

Split complementary#99A0CD, #C699CD

Tetradic#99CDC6, #AC99CD, #CD99A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8EFDD

Lighter +10%#D1DEBB

Darker −10%#A3BC77

Darker −20%#8CAB55

Darker −30%#708A43

Darker −40%#546733

More saturated +25%#BFE086

Less saturated −25%#B5BAAC

Channel breakdown

R186

G205

B153

Red186 (72.9%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue81.92°

Saturation (HSL)34.21%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G CD · B 99

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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