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Recognised as Colour

#A2B22E

  • #A2B22E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A2B22E is a yellow with RGB values 162, 178, 46 and HSL 67°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A2B22E#A2B22E
HEX#A2B22E
RGBrgb(162, 178, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.698, 0.1804
RGB percentages63.5%, 69.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(67.3, 58.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.3, 74.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK9%, 0%, 74.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,662,446
CSS custom property--colour: #A2B22E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5D4DD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA812no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAA39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ACA899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.2Olivedrab · ΔE 19.6Olive · ΔE 20.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26Khaki · ΔE 29.7Goldenrod · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E2EB2
Analogous#B2802E, #60B22E
Triadic#2EA2B2, #B22EA2
Split complementary#2E60B2, #802EB2
Tetradic#2EB280, #3E2EB2, #B22E60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EEBE
Lighter +30%#DAE495
Lighter +20%#CCD96D
Lighter +10%#BECF44
Darker −10%#7D8924
Darker −20%#586119
Darker −30%#33380F
Darker −40%#0E1004
More saturated +25%#B7CE12
Less saturated −25%#8D964A

Channel breakdown

R162
G178
B46
Red162 (63.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue67.27°
Saturation (HSL)58.93%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A2 · G B2 · B 2E

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