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Recognised as Colour

#C6DC97

  • #C6DC97
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C6DC97 is a green with RGB values 198, 220, 151 and HSL 79°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C6DC97#C6DC97
HEX#C6DC97
RGBrgb(198, 220, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8627, 0.5922
RGB percentages77.6%, 86.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(79.1, 49.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.1, 31.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK10%, 0%, 31.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,032,599
CSS custom property--colour: #C6DC97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.09:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#392368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4D492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1D39Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CBD5CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 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 text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.1Dark khaki · ΔE 17Khaki · ΔE 17.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD97DC
Analogous#DCD097, #A4DC97
Triadic#97C6DC, #DC97C6
Split complementary#97A3DC, #D097DC
Tetradic#97DCD0, #AD97DC, #DC97A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F6E3
Lighter +10%#DBE9BD
Darker −10%#B1CF71
Darker −20%#9CC24B
Darker −30%#81A337
Darker −40%#637D2A
More saturated +25%#CCED86
Less saturated −25%#C0CBA8

Channel breakdown

R198
G220
B151
Red198 (77.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue79.13°
Saturation (HSL)49.64%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G DC · B 97

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