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Recognised as Colour

#C3E142

  • #C3E142
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C3E142 is a green with RGB values 195, 225, 66 and HSL 71°, 73%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C3E142#C3E142
HEX#C3E142
RGBrgb(195, 225, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8824, 0.2588
RGB percentages76.5%, 88.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(71.3, 72.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.3, 70.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK13.3%, 0%, 70.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,837,186
CSS custom property--colour: #C3E142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#3C1EBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFD426no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD44Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CED5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12Green yellow · ΔE 26.1Yellow · ΔE 28.5Gold · ΔE 33Khaki · ΔE 33.4Olivedrab · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6042E1
Analogous#E1B042, #74E142
Triadic#42C3E1, #E142C3
Split complementary#4274E1, #AF42E1
Tetradic#42E1B0, #6042E1, #E14274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDF2
Lighter +30%#EDF6C6
Lighter +20%#DFEF9A
Lighter +10%#D1E86E
Darker −10%#AECF21
Darker −20%#89A31A
Darker −30%#647713
Darker −40%#3F4B0C
More saturated +25%#D4FC27
Less saturated −25%#B2C65D

Channel breakdown

R195
G225
B66
Red195 (76.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue71.32°
Saturation (HSL)72.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C3 · G E1 · B 42

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