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Recognised as Colour

#A3E296

  • #A3E296
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A3E296 is a green with RGB values 163, 226, 150 and HSL 110°, 57%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A3E296#A3E296
HEX#A3E296
RGBrgb(163, 226, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.8863, 0.5882
RGB percentages63.9%, 88.6%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(109.7, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.7, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK27.9%, 0%, 33.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,740,374
CSS custom property--colour: #A3E296;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#5C1D69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6D691no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD09Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9FDDCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.8Pale green · ΔE 17.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.5Aquamarine · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D596E2
Analogous#C9E296, #96E2AF
Triadic#96A3E2, #E296A3
Split complementary#AF96E2, #E296C9
Tetradic#96C9E2, #D596E2, #E2AF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F8E6
Lighter +10%#C6EDBE
Darker −10%#80D76E
Darker −20%#5DCC46
Darker −30%#46AF30
Darker −40%#368725
More saturated +25%#98F385
Less saturated −25%#AED1A7

Channel breakdown

R163
G226
B150
Red163 (63.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue109.74°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G E2 · B 96

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