Recognised as Colour

#CBE55C

#CBE55C
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CBE55C is a green with RGB values 203, 229, 92 and HSL 71°, 72%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CBE55C#CBE55C

HEX#CBE55C

RGBrgb(203, 229, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.898, 0.3608

RGB percentages79.6%, 89.8%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(71.4, 72.5%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(71.4, 59.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK11.4%, 0%, 59.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,362,524

CSS custom property--colour: #CBE55C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.9:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#341AA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3D94Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0DA65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D6DAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.4 Khaki · ΔE 25.4 Light green · ΔE 31.6 Pale green · ΔE 31.9 Green yellow · ΔE 32.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#765CE5

Analogous#E5BB5C, #86E55C

Triadic#5CCBE5, #E55CCB

Split complementary#5C87E5, #BB5CE5

Tetradic#5CE5BB, #765CE5, #E55C86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5FAE0

Lighter +20%#E7F3B4

Lighter +10%#D9EC88

Darker −10%#BDDE30

Darker −20%#9FBD1E

Darker −30%#7A9117

Darker −40%#556510

More saturated +25%#DAFD44

Less saturated −25%#BCCD74

Channel breakdown

R203

G229

B92

Red203 (79.6%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue71.39°

Saturation (HSL)72.49%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CB · G E5 · B 5C

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CBe55C (chemical formula)

Formula
519.693 g/mol
57 atoms

CBe55C has a molar mass of 519.693 g/mol, made up of 57 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 55 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass519.693 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule57

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.6297053 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1587881 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C4.6%

Be95.4%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 4.622%

Beryllium (Be × 55)495.671 g/mol, 95.378%

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