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Recognised as Colour

#C9E261

  • #C9E261
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C9E261 is a green with RGB values 201, 226, 97 and HSL 72°, 69%, 63%. 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

#C9E261#C9E261
HEX#C9E261
RGBrgb(201, 226, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8863, 0.3804
RGB percentages78.8%, 88.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(71.6, 69%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.6, 57.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK11.1%, 0%, 57.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,230,689
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#361D9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFD753no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD769no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D3D7C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.7Khaki · ΔE 22.7Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2Light green · ΔE 29.8Pale green · ΔE 30.5Olivedrab · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A61E2
Analogous#E2BA61, #89E261
Triadic#61C9E2, #E261C9
Split complementary#6189E2, #BA61E2
Tetradic#61E2BA, #7A61E2, #E26189

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FAE2
Lighter +20%#E6F2B7
Lighter +10%#D8EA8C
Darker −10%#BADA36
Darker −20%#9DBB22
Darker −30%#79901A
Darker −40%#556512
More saturated +25%#D7F94A
Less saturated −25%#BBCB78

Channel breakdown

R201
G226
B97
Red201 (78.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue71.63°
Saturation (HSL)68.98%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G E2 · B 61

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