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Recognised as Colour

#C6EF8A

  • #C6EF8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#C6EF8A is a green with RGB values 198, 239, 138 and HSL 84°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#C6EF8A#C6EF8A
HEX#C6EF8A
RGBrgb(198, 239, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.9373, 0.5412
RGB percentages77.6%, 93.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(84.4, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.4, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK17.2%, 0%, 42.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,037,450
CSS custom property--colour: #C6EF8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.11:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#391075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E18Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CBE7D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.7Pale green · ΔE 19.7Khaki · ΔE 20.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26Dark khaki · ΔE 26.9Yellow green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B38AEF
Analogous#EFE58A, #94EF8A
Triadic#8AC6EF, #EF8AC6
Split complementary#8A94EF, #E58AEF
Tetradic#8AEFE5, #B38AEF, #EF8A94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FBE4
Lighter +10%#DCF5B7
Darker −10%#B0E95D
Darker −20%#9AE330
Darker −30%#80C51B
Darker −40%#639815
More saturated +25%#C9FF7A
Less saturated −25%#C3DE9B

Channel breakdown

R198
G239
B138
Red198 (77.6%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue84.36°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G EF · B 8A

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