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Recognised as Colour

#A3C579

  • #A3C579
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A3C579 is a green with RGB values 163, 197, 121 and HSL 87°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A3C579#A3C579
HEX#A3C579
RGBrgb(163, 197, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.7725, 0.4745
RGB percentages63.9%, 77.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(86.8, 39.6%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.8, 38.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK17.3%, 0%, 38.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,732,921
CSS custom property--colour: #A3C579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#5C3A86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCBC73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B97Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A6BFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Khaki · ΔE 23.8Light green · ΔE 24.6Olivedrab · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B79C5
Analogous#C5C179, #7DC579
Triadic#79A3C5, #C579A3
Split complementary#797DC5, #C179C5
Tetradic#79C5C1, #9B79C5, #C5797D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF3E4
Lighter +20%#D4E4C0
Lighter +10%#BBD49D
Darker −10%#8BB655
Darker −20%#709741
Darker −30%#567332
Darker −40%#3B5022
More saturated +25%#A6DD61
Less saturated −25%#A0AD91

Channel breakdown

R163
G197
B121
Red163 (63.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue86.84°
Saturation (HSL)39.58%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G C5 · B 79

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