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Recognised as Colour

#C9E191

  • #C9E191
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#C9E191 is a green with RGB values 201, 225, 145 and HSL 78°, 57%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#C9E191#C9E191
HEX#C9E191
RGBrgb(201, 225, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8824, 0.5686
RGB percentages78.8%, 88.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(78, 57.1%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78, 35.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK10.7%, 0%, 35.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,230,481
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E191;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.66:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#361E6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD88Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D895no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CFD9CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.5Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A991E1
Analogous#E1D191, #A1E191
Triadic#91C9E1, #E191C9
Split complementary#91A1E1, #D191E1
Tetradic#91E1D1, #A991E1, #E191A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F7E1
Lighter +10%#DDECB9
Darker −10%#B5D669
Darker −20%#A2CB41
Darker −30%#85AB2F
Darker −40%#668224
More saturated +25%#D0F380
Less saturated −25%#C2D0A3

Channel breakdown

R201
G225
B145
Red201 (78.8%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue78°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G E1 · B 91

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