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Colour

#C9EF78

  • #C9EF78
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C9EF78 is a green with RGB values 201, 239, 120 and HSL 79°, 79%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C9EF78#C9EF78
HEX#C9EF78
RGBrgb(201, 239, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9373, 0.4706
RGB percentages78.8%, 93.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(79.2, 78.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.2, 49.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 49.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,234,040
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EF78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#361087

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE26Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E17Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D0E5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.3Khaki · ΔE 22.8Light green · ΔE 22.9Pale green · ΔE 23.1Dark khaki · ΔE 30.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E78EF
Analogous#EFDA78, #8DEF78
Triadic#78C9EF, #EF78C9
Split complementary#788DEF, #DA78EF
Tetradic#78EFDA, #9E78EF, #EF788D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDFAD3
Lighter +10%#DBF4A6
Darker −10%#B7EA4A
Darker −20%#A5E41D
Darker −30%#84B816
Darker −40%#648B10
More saturated +25%#CFFF68
Less saturated −25%#C2DC8B

Channel breakdown

R201
G239
B120
Red201 (78.8%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue79.16°
Saturation (HSL)78.81%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EF · B 78

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