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Recognised as Colour

#DCF2B3

  • #DCF2B3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DCF2B3 is a green with RGB values 220, 242, 179 and HSL 81°, 71%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCF2B3#DCF2B3
HEX#DCF2B3
RGBrgb(220, 242, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.949, 0.702
RGB percentages86.3%, 94.9%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(81, 70.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81, 26%, 94.9%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 26%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,480,051
CSS custom property--colour: #DCF2B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.39:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#230D4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9EAAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6EAB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E1ECE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 15.1Khaki · ΔE 19.1Light yellow · ΔE 19.5Wheat · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B3F2
Analogous#F2E9B3, #BCF2B3
Triadic#B3DCF2, #F2B3DC
Split complementary#B3BCF2, #E9B3F2
Tetradic#B3F2E9, #C9B3F2, #F2B3BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F9DF
Darker −10%#C8EB87
Darker −20%#B4E35C
Darker −30%#A0DC30
Darker −40%#84B920
More saturated +25%#DFFDA8
Less saturated −25%#D9E7BE

Channel breakdown

R220
G242
B179
Red220 (86.3%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue80.95°
Saturation (HSL)70.79%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G F2 · B B3

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