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Recognised as Colour

#C5E735

  • #C5E735
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C5E735 is a green with RGB values 197, 231, 53 and HSL 71°, 79%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C5E735#C5E735
HEX#C5E735
RGBrgb(197, 231, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9059, 0.2078
RGB percentages77.3%, 90.6%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(71.5, 78.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.5, 77.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK14.7%, 0%, 77.1%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,969,781
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E735;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.86:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#3A18CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6D900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2D947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D0DBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.8Green yellow · ΔE 21.2Yellow · ΔE 24Gold · ΔE 32.8Lawn green · ΔE 36.2Chartreuse · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5735E7
Analogous#E7B035, #6CE735
Triadic#35C5E7, #E735C5
Split complementary#356CE7, #B035E7
Tetradic#35E7B0, #5735E7, #E7356C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FDEB
Lighter +30%#ECF7BE
Lighter +20%#DFF290
Lighter +10%#D2EC63
Darker −10%#ADD019
Darker −20%#87A313
Darker −30%#61750E
Darker −40%#3B4808
More saturated +25%#D4FF1D
Less saturated −25%#B4CB51

Channel breakdown

R197
G231
B53
Red197 (77.3%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue71.46°
Saturation (HSL)78.76%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E7 · B 35

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