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Recognised as Colour

#C6D8BC

  • #C6D8BC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#C6D8BC is a green with RGB values 198, 216, 188 and HSL 99°, 26%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#C6D8BC#C6D8BC
HEX#C6D8BC
RGBrgb(198, 216, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8471, 0.7373
RGB percentages77.6%, 84.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(98.6, 26.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.6, 13%, 84.7%)
CMYK8.3%, 0%, 13%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,031,612
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D8BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#392743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD3BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D2BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C6D6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 13.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 15.7Honeydew · ΔE 15.9Antique white · ΔE 16Cornsilk · ΔE 16Light grey · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBCD8
Analogous#D4D8BC, #BCD8C0
Triadic#BCC6D8, #D8BCC6
Split complementary#C0BCD8, #D8BCD4
Tetradic#BCD4D8, #CEBCD8, #D8C0BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFC
Lighter +10%#E1EBDC
Darker −10%#ABC59C
Darker −20%#8FB27C
Darker −30%#749F5C
Darker −40%#5C7E4A
More saturated +25%#C2E5AF
Less saturated −25%#CACBC9

Channel breakdown

R198
G216
B188
Red198 (77.6%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue98.57°
Saturation (HSL)26.42%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G D8 · B BC

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