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Recognised as Colour

#DEF8DC

  • #DEF8DC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Honeydew

#DEF8DC is a green with RGB values 222, 248, 220 and HSL 116°, 67%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.

Colour values

#DEF8DC#DEF8DC
HEX#DEF8DC
RGBrgb(222, 248, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9725, 0.8627
RGB percentages87.1%, 97.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(115.7, 66.7%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.7, 11.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK10.5%, 0%, 11.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,612,700
CSS custom property--colour: #DEF8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness237.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.57:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#210723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAF3DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5F0DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#DCF6F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Honeydew · ΔE 8.6Beige · ΔE 9.5Light yellow · ΔE 10.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11.4Cornsilk · ΔE 12.1Ivory · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourHoneydew (#F0FFF0)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6DCF8
Analogous#ECF8DC, #DCF8E8
Triadic#DCDEF8, #F8DCDE
Split complementary#E8DCF8, #F8DCEC
Tetradic#DCECF8, #F6DCF8, #F8E8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#B6F0B2
Darker −20%#8EE787
Darker −30%#66DF5D
Darker −40%#3ED632
More saturated +25%#D9FDD7
Less saturated −25%#E3F3E1

Channel breakdown

R222
G248
B220
Red222 (87.1%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue115.71°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G F8 · B DC

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