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Recognised as Colour

#C5E877

  • #C5E877
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#C5E877 is a green with RGB values 197, 232, 119 and HSL 79°, 71%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#C5E877#C5E877
HEX#C5E877
RGBrgb(197, 232, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9098, 0.4667
RGB percentages77.3%, 91%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(78.6, 71.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.6, 48.7%, 91%)
CMYK15.1%, 0%, 48.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,970,103
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.18:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#3A1788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DC6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDB7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CCDFCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 20.7Yellow green · ΔE 21.3Light green · ΔE 22.5Pale green · ΔE 23.4Dark khaki · ΔE 27Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 20.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A77E8
Analogous#E8D377, #8CE877
Triadic#77C5E8, #E877C5
Split complementary#778CE8, #D377E8
Tetradic#77E8D3, #9A77E8, #E8778C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFA
Lighter +20%#EAF7CE
Lighter +10%#D8EFA3
Darker −10%#B2E14B
Darker −20%#9ED524
Darker −30%#7EA91D
Darker −40%#5D7E15
More saturated +25%#CDFC63
Less saturated −25%#BDD48B

Channel breakdown

R197
G232
B119
Red197 (77.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue78.58°
Saturation (HSL)71.07%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E8 · B 77

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