Recognised as Colour
#C5D941
- #C5D941
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#C5D941 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 217, 65 and HSL 68°, 67%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#C5D941#C5D941
HEX#C5D941
RGBrgb(197, 217, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.851, 0.2549
RGB percentages77.3%, 85.1%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(67.9, 66.7%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.9, 70%, 85.1%)
CMYK9.2%, 0%, 70%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,966,209
CSS custom property--colour: #C5D941;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#3A26BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5541D9
Analogous#D9A141, #79D941
Triadic#41C5D9, #D941C5
Split complementary#4179D9, #A141D9
Tetradic#41D9A1, #5541D9, #D94179
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G217
B65
Red197 (77.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue67.89°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G D9 · B 41
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