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Recognised as Colour

#C5E8AF

  • #C5E8AF
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C5E8AF is a green with RGB values 197, 232, 175 and HSL 97°, 55%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C5E8AF#C5E8AF
HEX#C5E8AF
RGBrgb(197, 232, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9098, 0.6863
RGB percentages77.3%, 91%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(96.8, 55.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.8, 24.6%, 91%)
CMYK15.1%, 0%, 24.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,970,159
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E8AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#3A1750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDDFACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7DDB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C6E3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.7Light yellow · ΔE 21.8Beige · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2AFE8
Analogous#E2E8AF, #AFE8B6
Triadic#AFC5E8, #E8AFC5
Split complementary#B6AFE8, #E8AFE1
Tetradic#AFE1E8, #D2AFE8, #E8B6AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFE
Lighter +10%#E2F3D7
Darker −10%#A8DD87
Darker −20%#8CD160
Darker −30%#6FC539
Darker −40%#599E2D
More saturated +25%#C2F5A2
Less saturated −25%#C8DBBC

Channel breakdown

R197
G232
B175
Red197 (77.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue96.84°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E8 · B AF

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