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Recognised as Colour

#C5EE38

  • #C5EE38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C5EE38 is a green with RGB values 197, 238, 56 and HSL 74°, 84%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C5EE38#C5EE38
HEX#C5EE38
RGBrgb(197, 238, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9333, 0.2196
RGB percentages77.3%, 93.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(73.5, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.5, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK17.2%, 0%, 76.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,971,576
CSS custom property--colour: #C5EE38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#3A11C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCDF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7DE4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D0E2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.1Green yellow · ΔE 17.6Yellow · ΔE 24.2Lawn green · ΔE 32.9Chartreuse · ΔE 33.4Gold · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6138EE
Analogous#EEBC38, #6AEE38
Triadic#38C5EE, #EE38C5
Split complementary#386AEE, #BC38EE
Tetradic#38EEBC, #6138EE, #EE386A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEF4
Lighter +30%#EEFAC5
Lighter +20%#E0F696
Lighter +10%#D3F267
Darker −10%#B2E013
Darker −20%#8CB10F
Darker −30%#67820B
Darker −40%#425307
More saturated +25%#CEFF27
Less saturated −25%#B6D353

Channel breakdown

R197
G238
B56
Red197 (77.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue73.52°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G EE · B 38

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