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Recognised as Colour

#C4E597

  • #C4E597
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C4E597 is a green with RGB values 196, 229, 151 and HSL 85°, 60%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C4E597#C4E597
HEX#C4E597
RGBrgb(196, 229, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.898, 0.5922
RGB percentages76.9%, 89.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(85.4, 60%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.4, 34.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK14.4%, 0%, 34.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,903,831
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70009WCAG 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 15:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#3B1A68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDDB92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D99Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C8DED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Khaki · ΔE 18.5Dark khaki · ΔE 20.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.3Light green · ΔE 22.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B897E5
Analogous#E5DF97, #9DE597
Triadic#97C4E5, #E597C4
Split complementary#979DE5, #DF97E5
Tetradic#97E5DF, #B897E5, #E5979D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F9E9
Lighter +10%#DBEFC0
Darker −10%#ADDB6E
Darker −20%#96D145
Darker −30%#7CB62D
Darker −40%#608D23
More saturated +25%#C7F587
Less saturated −25%#C2D5A7

Channel breakdown

R196
G229
B151
Red196 (76.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue85.38°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C4 · G E5 · B 97

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