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Recognised as Colour

#C9F089

  • #C9F089
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#C9F089 is a green with RGB values 201, 240, 137 and HSL 83°, 77%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#C9F089#C9F089
HEX#C9F089
RGBrgb(201, 240, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9412, 0.5373
RGB percentages78.8%, 94.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(82.7, 77.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.7, 42.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK16.3%, 0%, 42.9%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,234,313
CSS custom property--colour: #C9F089;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#360F76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE481no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E28Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CFE7D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 19.7Khaki · ΔE 20Pale green · ΔE 20.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.2Yellow green · ΔE 26.6Dark khaki · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B089F0
Analogous#F0E489, #96F089
Triadic#89C9F0, #F089C9
Split complementary#8996F0, #E489F0
Tetradic#89F0E4, #B089F0, #F08996

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FCE3
Lighter +10%#DEF6B6
Darker −10%#B4EA5C
Darker −20%#A0E42F
Darker −30%#85C719
Darker −40%#679914
More saturated +25%#CDFF7A
Less saturated −25%#C5DF9A

Channel breakdown

R201
G240
B137
Red201 (78.8%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue82.72°
Saturation (HSL)77.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G F0 · B 89

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