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Recognised as Colour

#C6D9C3

  • #C6D9C3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#C6D9C3 is a green with RGB values 198, 217, 195 and HSL 112°, 22%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#C6D9C3#C6D9C3
HEX#C6D9C3
RGBrgb(198, 217, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.851, 0.7647
RGB percentages77.6%, 85.1%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(111.8, 22.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.8, 10.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK8.8%, 0%, 10.1%, 14.9%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,031,875
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.11:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#39263C

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#DAD5C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D3C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C5D7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D6C3D9
Analogous#D1D9C3, #C3D9CB
Triadic#C3C6D9, #D9C3C6
Split complementary#CBC3D9, #D9C3D1
Tetradic#C3D1D9, #D6C3D9, #D9CBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4EDE2
Darker −10%#A8C5A4
Darker −20%#8BB185
Darker −30%#6D9E65
Darker −40%#577F51
More saturated +25%#BDE5B7
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R198
G217
B195
Red198 (77.6%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue111.82°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G D9 · B C3

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