Recognised as Colour

#C5FFA8

#C5FFA8
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#C5FFA8 is a green with RGB values 197, 255, 168 and HSL 100°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#C5FFA8

RGBrgb(197, 255, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 1, 0.6588

RGB percentages77.3%, 100%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(100, 100%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100, 34.1%, 100%)

CMYK22.7%, 0%, 34.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,976,040

CSS custom property--colour: #C5FFA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.24:1

Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#3A0057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF2A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCEDADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C4F9E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.1 Pale green · ΔE 15.5 Khaki · ΔE 26.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Aquamarine · ΔE 28.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2A8FF

Analogous#F0FFA8, #A8FFB6

Triadic#A8C5FF, #FFA8C5

Split complementary#B7A8FF, #FFA8F0

Tetradic#A8F1FF, #E2A8FF, #FFB6A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7FFDB

Darker −10%#A3FF75

Darker −20%#81FF42

Darker −30%#5FFF0F

Darker −40%#49DB00

More saturated +25%#C5FFA8

Less saturated −25%#C9F4B3

Channel breakdown

R197

G255

B168

Red197 (77.3%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue100°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C5 · G FF · B A8

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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