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Recognised as Colour

#C6E269

  • #C6E269
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C6E269 is a green with RGB values 198, 226, 105 and HSL 74°, 68%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C6E269#C6E269
HEX#C6E269
RGBrgb(198, 226, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8863, 0.4118
RGB percentages77.6%, 88.6%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(73.9, 67.6%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.9, 53.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK12.4%, 0%, 53.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,034,089
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E269;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#391D96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED75Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBD770no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CFD8C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.4Khaki · ΔE 21.1Light green · ΔE 26.8Dark khaki · ΔE 27Pale green · ΔE 27.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8569E2
Analogous#E2C269, #89E269
Triadic#69C6E2, #E269C6
Split complementary#6989E2, #C269E2
Tetradic#69E2C2, #8569E2, #E26989

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBE9
Lighter +20%#E6F3BE
Lighter +10%#D6EA94
Darker −10%#B6DA3E
Darker −20%#9CC025
Darker −30%#79951D
Darker −40%#576A15
More saturated +25%#D2F853
Less saturated −25%#BACC7F

Channel breakdown

R198
G226
B105
Red198 (77.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue73.88°
Saturation (HSL)67.6%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G E2 · B 69

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