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Recognised as Colour

#A4B978

  • #A4B978
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A4B978 is a green with RGB values 164, 185, 120 and HSL 79°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A4B978#A4B978
HEX#A4B978
RGBrgb(164, 185, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7255, 0.4706
RGB percentages64.3%, 72.5%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(79.4, 31.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.4, 35.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK11.4%, 0%, 35.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,795,384
CSS custom property--colour: #A4B978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5B4687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0B273no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB17Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.8Tan · ΔE 24.2Khaki · ΔE 24.9Burlywood · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D78B9
Analogous#B9AD78, #84B978
Triadic#78A4B9, #B978A4
Split complementary#7884B9, #AD78B9
Tetradic#78B9AD, #8D78B9, #B97884

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFE
Lighter +30%#E8EDDD
Lighter +20%#D1DCBB
Lighter +10%#BBCA9A
Darker −10%#8DA757
Darker −20%#718645
Darker −30%#556434
Darker −40%#384322
More saturated +25%#ADD35E
Less saturated −25%#9B9F92

Channel breakdown

R164
G185
B120
Red164 (64.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue79.38°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G B9 · B 78

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