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Recognised as Colour

#C5DF55

  • #C5DF55
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C5DF55 is a green with RGB values 197, 223, 85 and HSL 71°, 68%, 60%. 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

#C5DF55#C5DF55
HEX#C5DF55
RGBrgb(197, 223, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8745, 0.3333
RGB percentages77.3%, 87.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(71.3, 68.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.3, 61.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK11.7%, 0%, 61.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,967,765
CSS custom property--colour: #C5DF55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#3A20AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD344no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD45Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D0D4C2no 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 text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.9Khaki · ΔE 26.1Dark khaki · ΔE 31.9Light green · ΔE 32.1Green yellow · ΔE 32.4Pale green · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F55DF
Analogous#DFB455, #80DF55
Triadic#55C5DF, #DF55C5
Split complementary#5580DF, #B455DF
Tetradic#55DFB4, #6F55DF, #DF5580

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F7D6
Lighter +20%#E2EFAB
Lighter +10%#D4E780
Darker −10%#B6D72A
Darker −20%#93AD21
Darker −30%#6E8219
Darker −40%#4A5810
More saturated +25%#D5F83C
Less saturated −25%#B5C66E

Channel breakdown

R197
G223
B85
Red197 (77.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue71.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G DF · B 55

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