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Recognised as Colour

#E3F3C6

  • #E3F3C6
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#E3F3C6 is a green with RGB values 227, 243, 198 and HSL 81°, 65%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#E3F3C6#E3F3C6
HEX#E3F3C6
RGBrgb(227, 243, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.9529, 0.7765
RGB percentages89%, 95.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(81.3, 65.2%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.3, 18.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK6.6%, 0%, 18.5%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,939,078
CSS custom property--colour: #E3F3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.9:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#1C0C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9EDC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6EDC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E6EEE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.8Light yellow · ΔE 10.9Beige · ΔE 12Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.6Cornsilk · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6C6F3
Analogous#F3EDC6, #CDF3C6
Triadic#C6E3F3, #F3C6E3
Split complementary#C6CDF3, #EDC6F3
Tetradic#C6F3ED, #D6C6F3, #F3C6CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8FCF0
Darker −10%#CEEA9C
Darker −20%#BAE172
Darker −30%#A5D848
Darker −40%#8DC429
More saturated +25%#E5FCBD
Less saturated −25%#E1EACF

Channel breakdown

R227
G243
B198
Red227 (89%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue81.33°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E3 · G F3 · B C6

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