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Recognised as Colour

#C9E2B2

  • #C9E2B2
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C9E2B2 is a green with RGB values 201, 226, 178 and HSL 91°, 45%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C9E2B2#C9E2B2
HEX#C9E2B2
RGBrgb(201, 226, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8863, 0.698
RGB percentages78.8%, 88.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(91.3, 45.3%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.3, 21.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK11.1%, 0%, 21.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,230,770
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E2B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#361D4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7DBAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D9B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CBDED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8Beige · ΔE 17.7Light yellow · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB2E2
Analogous#E1E2B2, #B2E2B3
Triadic#B2C9E2, #E2B2C9
Split complementary#B3B2E2, #E2B2E1
Tetradic#B2E1E2, #CBB2E2, #E2B3B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFC
Lighter +10%#E3F0D7
Darker −10%#AFD48D
Darker −20%#95C668
Darker −30%#7BB645
Darker −40%#629137
More saturated +25%#C8EFA5
Less saturated −25%#CAD5BF

Channel breakdown

R201
G226
B178
Red201 (78.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue91.25°
Saturation (HSL)45.28%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G E2 · B B2

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