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Recognised as Colour

#A0C9AF

  • #A0C9AF
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A0C9AF is a green with RGB values 160, 201, 175 and HSL 142°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A0C9AF#A0C9AF
HEX#A0C9AF
RGBrgb(160, 201, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7882, 0.6863
RGB percentages62.7%, 78.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(142, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 12.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,537,391
CSS custom property--colour: #A0C9AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#5F3650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C2AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BDB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#99C8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12Powder blue · ΔE 19.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7Silver · ΔE 20.6Light grey · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9A0BA
Analogous#A5C9A0, #A0C9C4
Triadic#AFA0C9, #C9AFA0
Split complementary#C3A0C9, #C9A0A5
Tetradic#A0A5C9, #C9A0BA, #C9C4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EEE6
Lighter +10%#C1DBCA
Darker −10%#7FB794
Darker −20%#5FA478
Darker −30%#4B8560
Darker −40%#396449
More saturated +25%#8DDCAA
Less saturated −25%#B3B6B4

Channel breakdown

R160
G201
B175
Red160 (62.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue141.95°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A0 · G C9 · B AF

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