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Recognised as Colour

#A4E149

  • #A4E149
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A4E149 is a green with RGB values 164, 225, 73 and HSL 84°, 72%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A4E149#A4E149
HEX#A4E149
RGBrgb(164, 225, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.8824, 0.2863
RGB percentages64.3%, 88.2%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(84.1, 71.7%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.1, 67.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK27.1%, 0%, 67.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,805,577
CSS custom property--colour: #A4E149;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#5B1EB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD232no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CD56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9D7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.6Green yellow · ΔE 21.8Limegreen · ΔE 27.7Pale green · ΔE 28.5Light green · ΔE 28.8Lawn green · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8649E1
Analogous#E1D249, #58E149
Triadic#49A4E1, #E149A4
Split complementary#4958E1, #D249E1
Tetradic#49E1D2, #8649E1, #E14958

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEF8
Lighter +30%#E6F7CC
Lighter +20%#D0EFA1
Lighter +10%#BAE875
Darker −10%#8DD423
Darker −20%#70A81C
Darker −30%#537C15
Darker −40%#36510D
More saturated +25%#A9FB2E
Less saturated −25%#9FC663

Channel breakdown

R164
G225
B73
Red164 (64.3%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue84.08°
Saturation (HSL)71.7%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G E1 · B 49

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