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Recognised as Colour

#C4E2AC

  • #C4E2AC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C4E2AC is a green with RGB values 196, 226, 172 and HSL 93°, 48%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C4E2AC#C4E2AC
HEX#C4E2AC
RGBrgb(196, 226, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8863, 0.6745
RGB percentages76.9%, 88.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(93.3, 48.2%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.3, 23.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK13.3%, 0%, 23.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,903,084
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E2AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.82:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#3B1D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7DAA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2D8AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C5DDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 16Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 17.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.9Light yellow · ΔE 20.9Beige · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAACE2
Analogous#DFE2AC, #ACE2AF
Triadic#ACC4E2, #E2ACC4
Split complementary#AFACE2, #E2ACDF
Tetradic#ACDFE2, #CAACE2, #E2AFAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFCF8
Lighter +10%#DFEFD2
Darker −10%#A9D586
Darker −20%#8EC860
Darker −30%#74B63F
Darker −40%#5C9032
More saturated +25%#C2F09E
Less saturated −25%#C6D4BA

Channel breakdown

R196
G226
B172
Red196 (76.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue93.33°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C4 · G E2 · B AC

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