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Recognised as Colour

#C9FC3A

  • #C9FC3A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#C9FC3A is a green with RGB values 201, 252, 58 and HSL 76°, 97%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#C9FC3A#C9FC3A
HEX#C9FC3A
RGBrgb(201, 252, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9882, 0.2275
RGB percentages78.8%, 98.8%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(75.8, 97%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.8, 77%, 98.8%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 77%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,237,306
CSS custom property--colour: #C9FC3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.47:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#3603C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEA4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D3EFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.1Yellow green · ΔE 21.4Yellow · ΔE 24.1Lawn green · ΔE 28Chartreuse · ΔE 28.2Limegreen · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D3AFC
Analogous#FCCE3A, #68FC3A
Triadic#3AC9FC, #FC3AC9
Split complementary#3A68FC, #CE3AFC
Tetradic#3AFCCE, #6D3AFC, #FC3A68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FED1
Lighter +20%#E5FE9E
Lighter +10%#D7FD6C
Darker −10%#BBFB08
Darker −20%#98CD03
Darker −30%#739B02
Darker −40%#4D6802
More saturated +25%#CAFF37
Less saturated −25%#BDE353

Channel breakdown

R201
G252
B58
Red201 (78.8%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue75.77°
Saturation (HSL)97%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G FC · B 3A

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