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Colour

#C9FFAF

  • #C9FFAF
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#C9FFAF is a green with RGB values 201, 255, 175 and HSL 101°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#C9FFAF#C9FFAF
HEX#C9FFAF
RGBrgb(201, 255, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 1, 0.6863
RGB percentages78.8%, 100%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(100.5, 100%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.5, 31.4%, 100%)
CMYK21.2%, 0%, 31.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,238,191
CSS custom property--colour: #C9FFAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.41:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#360050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF3AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FCEEB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C8F9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.8Pale green · ΔE 18.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.1Khaki · ΔE 25.6Aquamarine · ΔE 27.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5AFFF
Analogous#F1FFAF, #AFFFBD
Triadic#AFC9FF, #FFAFC9
Split complementary#BDAFFF, #FFAFF1
Tetradic#AFF1FF, #E5AFFF, #FFBDAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBFFE2
Darker −10%#A7FF7C
Darker −20%#84FF49
Darker −30%#62FF16
Darker −40%#49E200
More saturated +25%#C9FFAF
Less saturated −25%#CCF5B9

Channel breakdown

R201
G255
B175
Red201 (78.8%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue100.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G FF · B AF

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