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Recognised as Colour

#C3CAAD

  • #C3CAAD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#C3CAAD is a green with RGB values 195, 202, 173 and HSL 74°, 21%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C3CAAD#C3CAAD
HEX#C3CAAD
RGBrgb(195, 202, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7922, 0.6784
RGB percentages76.5%, 79.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(74.5, 21.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.5, 14.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK3.5%, 0%, 14.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,831,405
CSS custom property--colour: #C3CAAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#3C3552

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CEC7ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC7AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C6C7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B4ADCA
Analogous#CAC3AD, #B5CAAD
Triadic#ADC3CA, #CAADC3
Split complementary#ADB5CA, #C3ADCA
Tetradic#ADCAC3, #B4ADCA, #CAADB5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F2EB
Lighter +10%#DADECC
Darker −10%#ACB68E
Darker −20%#96A26F
Darker −30%#7B8757
Darker −40%#5F6843
More saturated +25%#CCDB9C
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R195
G202
B173
Red195 (76.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue74.48°
Saturation (HSL)21.48%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C3 · G CA · B AD

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