Recognised as Colour

#C6E355

#C6E355
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C6E355 is a green with RGB values 198, 227, 85 and HSL 72°, 72%, 61%. 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

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HEX#C6E355

RGBrgb(198, 227, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8902, 0.3333

RGB percentages77.6%, 89%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(72.3, 71.7%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.3, 62.6%, 89%)

CMYK12.8%, 0%, 62.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,034,325

CSS custom property--colour: #C6E355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.52:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#391CAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1D743no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD75Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D0D8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 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 text14.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.3 Khaki · ΔE 27.8 Green yellow · ΔE 30.3 Light green · ΔE 32.2 Pale green · ΔE 32.4 Yellow · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7255E3

Analogous#E3B955, #7FE355

Triadic#55C6E3, #E355C6

Split complementary#557FE3, #B955E3

Tetradic#55E3B9, #7255E3, #E3557F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F9D8

Lighter +20%#E3F1AD

Lighter +10%#D5EA81

Darker −10%#B7DC29

Darker −20%#96B41E

Darker −30%#718916

Darker −40%#4D5D0F

More saturated +25%#D5FC3C

Less saturated −25%#B7CA6E

Channel breakdown

R198

G227

B85

Red198 (77.6%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue72.25°

Saturation (HSL)71.72%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C6 · G E3 · B 55

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Colour values

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