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Recognised as Colour

#C9EE2B

  • #C9EE2B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#C9EE2B is a green with RGB values 201, 238, 43 and HSL 71°, 85%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#C9EE2B#C9EE2B
HEX#C9EE2B
RGBrgb(201, 238, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9333, 0.1686
RGB percentages78.8%, 93.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(71.4, 85.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.4, 81.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK15.5%, 0%, 81.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,233,707
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EE2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.75:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#3611D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDDF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9DF41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D5E1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 18Yellow green · ΔE 18.9Yellow · ΔE 20.9Lawn green · ΔE 33.3Gold · ΔE 33.6Chartreuse · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 17.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#502BEE
Analogous#EEB12B, #68EE2B
Triadic#2BC9EE, #EE2BC9
Split complementary#2B68EE, #B12BEE
Tetradic#2BEEB1, #502BEE, #EE2B68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FDE8
Lighter +30%#EDF9B9
Lighter +20%#E1F689
Lighter +10%#D5F25A
Darker −10%#B0D511
Darker −20%#89A60D
Darker −30%#62760A
Darker −40%#3B4706
More saturated +25%#D4FF1A
Less saturated −25%#B7D148

Channel breakdown

R201
G238
B43
Red201 (78.8%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue71.38°
Saturation (HSL)85.15%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EE · B 2B

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