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Recognised as Colour

#BACE8E

  • #BACE8E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BACE8E is a green with RGB values 186, 206, 142 and HSL 79°, 40%, 68%. 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 khaki.

Colour values

#BACE8E#BACE8E
HEX#BACE8E
RGBrgb(186, 206, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8078, 0.5569
RGB percentages72.9%, 80.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(78.8, 39.5%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.8, 31.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK9.7%, 0%, 31.1%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,242,574
CSS custom property--colour: #BACE8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#453171

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6C78Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C691no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BFC8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 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 text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.4Khaki · ΔE 20.4Wheat · ΔE 21.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A28ECE
Analogous#CEC28E, #9ACE8E
Triadic#8EBACE, #CE8EBA
Split complementary#8E9ACE, #C28ECE
Tetradic#8ECEC2, #A28ECE, #CE8E9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCF9
Lighter +20%#E5EDD5
Lighter +10%#D0DDB2
Darker −10%#A4BF6A
Darker −20%#8DAC4A
Darker −30%#70883B
Darker −40%#53642C
More saturated +25%#C2E27A
Less saturated −25%#B2BAA2

Channel breakdown

R186
G206
B142
Red186 (72.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue78.75°
Saturation (HSL)39.51%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G CE · B 8E

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