Recognised as Colour

#DCF09D

#DCF09D
Green
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DCF09D is a green with RGB values 220, 240, 157 and HSL 74°, 73%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCF09D#DCF09D

HEX#DCF09D

RGBrgb(220, 240, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9412, 0.6157

RGB percentages86.3%, 94.1%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(74.5, 73.5%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(74.5, 34.6%, 94.1%)

CMYK8.3%, 0%, 34.6%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,479,517

CSS custom property--colour: #DCF09D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#230F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAE797no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8E7A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E3E8DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 23.6 Moccasin · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B19DF0

Analogous#F0DA9D, #B3F09D

Triadic#9DDCF0, #F09DDC

Split complementary#9DB3F0, #DA9DF0

Tetradic#9DF0DB, #B19DF0, #F09DB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFEF5

Lighter +10%#ECF7C9

Darker −10%#CCE971

Darker −20%#BCE245

Darker −30%#A8D420

Darker −40%#85A71A

More saturated +25%#E3FE8F

Less saturated −25%#D5E2AB

Channel breakdown

R220

G240

B157

Red220 (86.3%)

Green240 (94.1%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue74.46°

Saturation (HSL)73.45%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DC · G F0 · B 9D

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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