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Recognised as Colour

#DCF277

  • #DCF277
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCF277 is a green with RGB values 220, 242, 119 and HSL 71°, 83%, 71%. 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

#DCF277#DCF277
HEX#DCF277
RGBrgb(220, 242, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.949, 0.4667
RGB percentages86.3%, 94.9%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(70.7, 82.6%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.7, 50.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 50.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,479,991
CSS custom property--colour: #DCF277;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.01:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#230D88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE76Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDE87Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E7E7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19.4Yellow green · ΔE 22.7Light green · ΔE 29.5Pale green · ΔE 29.6Dark khaki · ΔE 29.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D77F2
Analogous#F2CB77, #9EF277
Triadic#77DCF2, #F277DC
Split complementary#779EF2, #CA77F2
Tetradic#77F2CB, #8D77F2, #F2779F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FBD4
Lighter +10%#E8F6A6
Darker −10%#D0EE48
Darker −20%#C4E91A
Darker −30%#9FBE12
Darker −40%#788F0E
More saturated +25%#E4FF6A
Less saturated −25%#D0DF8A

Channel breakdown

R220
G242
B119
Red220 (86.3%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue70.73°
Saturation (HSL)82.55%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G F2 · B 77

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