Recognised as Colour
#C4DE45
- #C4DE45
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#C4DE45 is a green with RGB values 196, 222, 69 and HSL 70°, 70%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#C4DE45#C4DE45
HEX#C4DE45
RGBrgb(196, 222, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8706, 0.2706
RGB percentages76.9%, 87.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(70.2, 69.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.2, 68.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK11.7%, 0%, 68.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,901,957
CSS custom property--colour: #C4DE45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#3B21BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F45DE
Analogous#DEAB45, #78DE45
Triadic#45C4DE, #DE45C4
Split complementary#4577DE, #AC45DE
Tetradic#45DEAC, #5F45DE, #DE4577
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G222
B69
Red196 (76.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue70.2°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C4 · G DE · B 45
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