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Colour

#C6E5B3

  • #C6E5B3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C6E5B3 is a green with RGB values 198, 229, 179 and HSL 97°, 49%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C6E5B3#C6E5B3
HEX#C6E5B3
RGBrgb(198, 229, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.898, 0.702
RGB percentages77.6%, 89.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(97.2, 49%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.2, 21.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK13.5%, 0%, 21.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,034,931
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E5B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.26:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#391A4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9DDB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4DBB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C7E1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17Light yellow · ΔE 19.2Beige · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2B3E5
Analogous#DFE5B3, #B3E5B9
Triadic#B3C6E5, #E5B3C6
Split complementary#B9B3E5, #E5B3DF
Tetradic#B3DFE5, #D2B3E5, #E5B9B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3F2D9
Darker −10%#AAD88D
Darker −20%#8DCB67
Darker −30%#71BE41
Darker −40%#5A9834
More saturated +25%#C3F2A6
Less saturated −25%#C9D8C0

Channel breakdown

R198
G229
B179
Red198 (77.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue97.2°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G E5 · B B3

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