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Recognised as Colour

#ECF8CB

  • #ECF8CB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#ECF8CB is a green with RGB values 236, 248, 203 and HSL 76°, 76%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#ECF8CB#ECF8CB
HEX#ECF8CB
RGBrgb(236, 248, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9725, 0.7961
RGB percentages92.5%, 97.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(76, 76.3%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76, 18.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 18.1%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,530,187
CSS custom property--colour: #ECF8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.89279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.86:1
Contrast with white1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2
Inverted#130734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEF3C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDF3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F0F3EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.6Light yellow · ΔE 9.1Beige · ΔE 11Cornsilk · ΔE 11.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7CBF8
Analogous#F8EECB, #D5F8CB
Triadic#CBECF8, #F8CBEC
Split complementary#CBD5F8, #EECBF8
Tetradic#CBF8EE, #D7CBF8, #F8CBD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFEF8
Darker −10%#DCF29E
Darker −20%#CBEC71
Darker −30%#BBE644
Darker −40%#A7DA1D
More saturated +25%#EFFFC4
Less saturated −25%#E9F1D2

Channel breakdown

R236
G248
B203
Red236 (92.5%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue76°
Saturation (HSL)76.27%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EC · G F8 · B CB

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