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Recognised as Colour

#A1CD42

  • #A1CD42
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A1CD42 is a green with RGB values 161, 205, 66 and HSL 79°, 58%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A1CD42#A1CD42
HEX#A1CD42
RGBrgb(161, 205, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.8039, 0.2588
RGB percentages63.1%, 80.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(79, 58.2%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79, 67.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK21.5%, 0%, 67.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,603,842
CSS custom property--colour: #A1CD42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#5E32BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8C02Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BE4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A8C3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.2Olivedrab · ΔE 26.1Light green · ΔE 29Pale green · ΔE 30.2Green yellow · ΔE 31Limegreen · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E42CD
Analogous#CDB442, #5BCD42
Triadic#42A1CD, #CD42A1
Split complementary#425BCD, #B342CD
Tetradic#42CDB4, #6E42CD, #CD425C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F8E3
Lighter +30%#DDEDBB
Lighter +20%#C9E293
Lighter +10%#B5D86A
Darker −10%#85AE2E
Darker −20%#678623
Darker −30%#485D19
Darker −40%#29350E
More saturated +25%#ACEB24
Less saturated −25%#96AF60

Channel breakdown

R161
G205
B66
Red161 (63.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue78.99°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A1 · G CD · B 42

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