Recognised as Colour
#DEEC99
- #DEEC99
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DEEC99 is a green with RGB values 222, 236, 153 and HSL 70°, 69%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#DEEC99#DEEC99
HEX#DEEC99
RGBrgb(222, 236, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9255, 0.6
RGB percentages87.1%, 92.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(70.1, 68.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.1, 35.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 0%, 35.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,609,561
CSS custom property--colour: #DEEC99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.56:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#211366
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A799EC
Analogous#ECD199, #B4EC99
Triadic#99DEEC, #EC99DE
Split complementary#99B4EC, #D199EC
Tetradic#99ECD1, #A799EC, #EC99B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G236
B153
Red222 (87.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue70.12°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G EC · B 99
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