Recognised as Colour
#C9DCC8
- #C9DCC8
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Beige
#C9DCC8 is a green with RGB values 201, 220, 200 and HSL 117°, 22%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.
Colour values
#C9DCC8#C9DCC8
HEX#C9DCC8
RGBrgb(201, 220, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8627, 0.7843
RGB percentages78.8%, 86.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(117, 22.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117, 9.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 9.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,229,256
CSS custom property--colour: #C9DCC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#362337
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBC8DC
Analogous#D3DCC8, #C8DCD1
Triadic#C8C9DC, #DCC8C9
Split complementary#D1C8DC, #DCC8D3
Tetradic#C8D3DC, #DBC8DC, #DCD1C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G220
B200
Red201 (78.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue117°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G DC · B C8
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