Colour

#FAFFEC

#FAFFEC
Green
Light
Nearest: Ivory

#FAFFEC is a green with RGB values 250, 255, 236 and HSL 76°, 100%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ivory.

Colour values

#FAFFEC#FAFFEC

HEX#FAFFEC

RGBrgb(250, 255, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 1, 0.9255

RGB percentages98%, 100%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(75.8, 100%, 96.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(75.8, 7.5%, 100%)

CMYK2%, 0%, 7.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,449,516

CSS custom property--colour: #FAFFEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness251.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.58:1

Contrast with white1.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black20.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#FDFDFD

Inverted#050013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFFDEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFDEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FCFDF9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text20.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ivory · ΔE 2.7 Honeydew · ΔE 4.1 Beige · ΔE 4.8 Old lace · ΔE 5.6 Floral white · ΔE 5.8 Light yellow · ΔE 6.3

Nearest named CSS colourIvory (#FFFFF0)ΔE 2.74, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F1ECFF

Analogous#FFFBEC, #F1FFEC

Triadic#ECFAFF, #FFECFA

Split complementary#ECF0FF, #FBECFF

Tetradic#ECFFFB, #F1ECFF, #FFECF0

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%#EDFFB9

Darker −20%#DFFF86

Darker −30%#D2FF53

Darker −40%#C4FF20

More saturated +25%#FAFFEC

Less saturated −25%#F9FDEE

Channel breakdown

R250

G255

B236

Red250 (98%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue75.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness96.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR FA · G FF · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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