Colour

#C5EDA1

#C5EDA1
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C5EDA1 is a green with RGB values 197, 237, 161 and HSL 92°, 68%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C5EDA1

RGBrgb(197, 237, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9294, 0.6314

RGB percentages77.3%, 92.9%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(91.6, 67.9%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(91.6, 32.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK16.9%, 0%, 32.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,971,425

CSS custom property--colour: #C5EDA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#3A125E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4E39Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EEE0A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C7E7D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Light green · ΔE 21 Khaki · ΔE 21 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.8 Pale green · ΔE 23.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C9A1ED

Analogous#EBEDA1, #A1EDA3

Triadic#A1C5ED, #EDA1C5

Split complementary#A3A1ED, #EDA1EB

Tetradic#A1EBED, #C9A1ED, #EDA3A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFDF7

Lighter +10%#DFF5CC

Darker −10%#ABE576

Darker −20%#90DD4B

Darker −30%#76CE27

Darker −40%#5EA31F

More saturated +25%#C4FB93

Less saturated −25%#C6DFAF

Channel breakdown

R197

G237

B161

Red197 (77.3%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue91.58°

Saturation (HSL)67.86%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C5 · G ED · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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