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Recognised as Colour

#D8DCC9

  • #D8DCC9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#D8DCC9 is a green with RGB values 216, 220, 201 and HSL 73°, 21%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#D8DCC9#D8DCC9
HEX#D8DCC9
RGBrgb(216, 220, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8627, 0.7882
RGB percentages84.7%, 86.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(72.6, 21.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.6, 8.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK1.8%, 0%, 8.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,212,297
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DCC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#272336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDAC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DADAD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 9.5Antique white · ΔE 9.7Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1Light grey · ΔE 10.3Linen · ΔE 10.8Old lace · ΔE 10.9
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC9DC
Analogous#DCD6C9, #CEDCC9
Triadic#C9D8DC, #DCC9D8
Split complementary#C9CEDC, #D7C9DC
Tetradic#C9DCD6, #CDC9DC, #DCC9CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF0E8
Darker −10%#C2C8AA
Darker −20%#ABB48B
Darker −30%#95A06C
Darker −40%#7A8455
More saturated +25%#DEE7BE
Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R216
G220
B201
Red216 (84.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue72.63°
Saturation (HSL)21.35%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D8 · G DC · B C9

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