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Recognised as Colour

#C4E056

  • #C4E056
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C4E056 is a green with RGB values 196, 224, 86 and HSL 72°, 69%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C4E056#C4E056
HEX#C4E056
RGBrgb(196, 224, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8784, 0.3373
RGB percentages76.9%, 87.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(72.2, 69%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.2, 61.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK12.5%, 0%, 61.6%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,902,486
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E056;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#3B1FA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD445no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD45Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CED5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 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 text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.5Khaki · ΔE 26.5Light green · ΔE 31.4Green yellow · ΔE 31.9Pale green · ΔE 31.9Dark khaki · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7256E0
Analogous#E0B756, #7FE056
Triadic#56C4E0, #E056C4
Split complementary#567FE0, #B756E0
Tetradic#56E0B7, #7256E0, #E0567F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F8D7
Lighter +20%#E2F0AC
Lighter +10%#D3E881
Darker −10%#B5D82B
Darker −20%#93B020
Darker −30%#6F8518
Darker −40%#4B5A10
More saturated +25%#D3F93D
Less saturated −25%#B5C76F

Channel breakdown

R196
G224
B86
Red196 (76.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue72.17°
Saturation (HSL)69%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C4 · G E0 · B 56

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