Colour

#DCF99F

#DCF99F
Green
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DCF99F is a green with RGB values 220, 249, 159 and HSL 79°, 88%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCF99F#DCF99F

HEX#DCF99F

RGBrgb(220, 249, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9765, 0.6235

RGB percentages86.3%, 97.6%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(79.3, 88.2%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.3, 36.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK11.6%, 0%, 36.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,481,823

CSS custom property--colour: #DCF99F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.09:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#230660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEF99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEEA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#E2F1E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19 Light green · ΔE 24 Pale green · ΔE 24.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC9FF9

Analogous#F9E99F, #AFF99F

Triadic#9FDCF9, #F99FDC

Split complementary#9FAFF9, #E99FF9

Tetradic#9FF9E9, #BC9FF9, #F99FAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEFCCF

Darker −10%#CBF66F

Darker −20%#B9F33F

Darker −30%#A8F00F

Darker −40%#86C00C

More saturated +25%#DEFF99

Less saturated −25%#D7ECAC

Channel breakdown

R220

G249

B159

Red220 (86.3%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue79.33°

Saturation (HSL)88.24%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DC · G F9 · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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