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Colour

#C9F59E

  • #C9F59E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#C9F59E is a green with RGB values 201, 245, 158 and HSL 90°, 81%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#C9F59E#C9F59E
HEX#C9F59E
RGBrgb(201, 245, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9608, 0.6196
RGB percentages78.8%, 96.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(90.3, 81.3%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.3, 35.5%, 96.1%)
CMYK18%, 0%, 35.5%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,235,614
CSS custom property--colour: #C9F59E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.04:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#360A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE998no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E6A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CCEEDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.3Pale green · ΔE 19.6Khaki · ΔE 21.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Dark khaki · ΔE 27.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9EF5
Analogous#F4F59E, #9EF59F
Triadic#9EC9F5, #F59EC9
Split complementary#9F9EF5, #F59EF4
Tetradic#9EF4F5, #CA9EF5, #F59F9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFFFA
Lighter +10%#E3FACC
Darker −10%#AFF070
Darker −20%#96EB42
Darker −30%#7CE317
Darker −40%#63B413
More saturated +25%#C9FF94
Less saturated −25%#C9E8AB

Channel breakdown

R201
G245
B158
Red201 (78.8%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue90.34°
Saturation (HSL)81.31%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G F5 · B 9E

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