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Recognised as Colour

#A4DE38

  • #A4DE38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A4DE38 is a green with RGB values 164, 222, 56 and HSL 81°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A4DE38#A4DE38
HEX#A4DE38
RGBrgb(164, 222, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.8706, 0.2196
RGB percentages64.3%, 87.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(81, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK26.1%, 0%, 74.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,804,792
CSS custom property--colour: #A4DE38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#5B21C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9CF10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CB48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#AAD4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.4Green yellow · ΔE 18.9Limegreen · ΔE 28.7Lawn green · ΔE 31.1Chartreuse · ΔE 31.9Pale green · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7238DE
Analogous#DEC538, #51DE38
Triadic#38A4DE, #DE38A4
Split complementary#3851DE, #C538DE
Tetradic#38DEC5, #7238DE, #DE3851

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FBE7
Lighter +30%#E0F4BB
Lighter +20%#CCED8F
Lighter +10%#B8E564
Darker −10%#8AC320
Darker −20%#6B9719
Darker −30%#4C6B12
Darker −40%#2D3F0B
More saturated +25%#ADFB1B
Less saturated −25%#9BC155

Channel breakdown

R164
G222
B56
Red164 (64.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue80.96°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G DE · B 38

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