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Recognised as Colour

#C3EC2A

  • #C3EC2A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#C3EC2A is a green with RGB values 195, 236, 42 and HSL 73°, 84%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#C3EC2A#C3EC2A
HEX#C3EC2A
RGBrgb(195, 236, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.9255, 0.1647
RGB percentages76.5%, 92.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(72.7, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.7, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK17.4%, 0%, 82.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,839,978
CSS custom property--colour: #C3EC2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#3C13D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBDD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5DC40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CEDFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 16.8Yellow green · ΔE 17.6Yellow · ΔE 22.7Lawn green · ΔE 32Chartreuse · ΔE 32.4Gold · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#532AEC
Analogous#ECB42A, #62EC2A
Triadic#2AC3EC, #EC2AC3
Split complementary#2A62EC, #B42AEC
Tetradic#2AECB4, #532AEC, #EC2A62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FDE5
Lighter +30%#EBF9B6
Lighter +20%#DDF488
Lighter +10%#D0F059
Darker −10%#A8D013
Darker −20%#82A20E
Darker −30%#5D730A
Darker −40%#374406
More saturated +25%#CEFF17
Less saturated −25%#B2CF47

Channel breakdown

R195
G236
B42
Red195 (76.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue72.68°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C3 · G EC · B 2A

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