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Recognised as Colour

#C9EF2A

  • #C9EF2A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#C9EF2A is a green with RGB values 201, 239, 42 and HSL 72°, 86%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#C9EF2A#C9EF2A
HEX#C9EF2A
RGBrgb(201, 239, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9373, 0.1647
RGB percentages78.8%, 93.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(71.6, 86%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.6, 82.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 82.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,233,962
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EF2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.86:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#3610D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEE000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE041no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D5E2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 17.4Yellow green · ΔE 19.4Yellow · ΔE 20.8Lawn green · ΔE 32.8Chartreuse · ΔE 33.1Gold · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#502AEF
Analogous#EFB22A, #67EF2A
Triadic#2AC9EF, #EF2AC9
Split complementary#2A67EF, #B22AEF
Tetradic#2AEFB2, #502AEF, #EF2A67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FDE8
Lighter +30%#EDFAB8
Lighter +20%#E1F689
Lighter +10%#D5F359
Darker −10%#B0D610
Darker −20%#89A60D
Darker −30%#627709
Darker −40%#3B4805
More saturated +25%#D3FF1A
Less saturated −25%#B7D247

Channel breakdown

R201
G239
B42
Red201 (78.8%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue71.57°
Saturation (HSL)86.03%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EF · B 2A

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