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Recognised as Colour

#C5E248

  • #C5E248
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C5E248 is a green with RGB values 197, 226, 72 and HSL 71°, 73%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C5E248#C5E248
HEX#C5E248
RGBrgb(197, 226, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8863, 0.2824
RGB percentages77.3%, 88.6%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(71.3, 72.6%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.3, 68.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK12.8%, 0%, 68.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,968,520
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E248;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.35:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#3A1DB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0D530no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDD654no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D0D6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.3Green yellow · ΔE 27.3Yellow · ΔE 29.6Khaki · ΔE 31.7Gold · ΔE 33.4Light green · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6548E2
Analogous#E2B248, #78E248
Triadic#48C5E2, #E248C5
Split complementary#4878E2, #B248E2
Tetradic#48E2B2, #6548E2, #E24878

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEF8
Lighter +30%#EFF7CC
Lighter +20%#E1F0A0
Lighter +10%#D3E974
Darker −10%#B3D522
Darker −20%#8EA91B
Darker −30%#697D14
Darker −40%#44510D
More saturated +25%#D6FC2D
Less saturated −25%#B4C762

Channel breakdown

R197
G226
B72
Red197 (77.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue71.3°
Saturation (HSL)72.64%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E2 · B 48

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