Recognised as Colour
#DCE046
- #DCE046
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#DCE046 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 224, 70 and HSL 62°, 71%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#DCE046#DCE046
HEX#DCE046
RGBrgb(220, 224, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8784, 0.2745
RGB percentages86.3%, 87.8%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(61.6, 71.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 68.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK1.8%, 0%, 68.8%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,475,334
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE046;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#231FB9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A46E0
Analogous#E09746, #8FE046
Triadic#46DCE0, #E046DC
Split complementary#468FE0, #9746E0
Tetradic#46E097, #4A46E0, #E0468F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G224
B70
Red220 (86.3%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue61.56°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E0 · B 46
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