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Recognised as Colour

#C5E449

  • #C5E449
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C5E449 is a green with RGB values 197, 228, 73 and HSL 72°, 74%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C5E449#C5E449
HEX#C5E449
RGBrgb(197, 228, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8941, 0.2863
RGB percentages77.3%, 89.4%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(72, 74.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72, 68%, 89.4%)
CMYK13.6%, 0%, 68%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,969,033
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E449;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.57:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#3A1BB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2D731no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED755no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D0D8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.2Green yellow · ΔE 26.3Yellow · ΔE 29.4Khaki · ΔE 32.3Gold · ΔE 34Pale green · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6849E4
Analogous#E4B649, #78E449
Triadic#49C5E4, #E449C5
Split complementary#4977E4, #B649E4
Tetradic#49E4B6, #6849E4, #E44977

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFB
Lighter +30%#EFF8CE
Lighter +20%#E1F1A2
Lighter +10%#D3EB75
Darker −10%#B5DA20
Darker −20%#90AD1A
Darker −30%#6B8113
Darker −40%#46540D
More saturated +25%#D5FE2F
Less saturated −25%#B5CA63

Channel breakdown

R197
G228
B73
Red197 (77.3%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue72°
Saturation (HSL)74.16%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E4 · B 49

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