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Recognised as Colour

#A4E338

  • #A4E338
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A4E338 is a green with RGB values 164, 227, 56 and HSL 82°, 75%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A4E338#A4E338
HEX#A4E338
RGBrgb(164, 227, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.8902, 0.2196
RGB percentages64.3%, 89%, 22%
HSLhsl(82.1, 75.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.1, 75.3%, 89%)
CMYK27.8%, 0%, 75.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,806,072
CSS custom property--colour: #A4E338;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#5B1CC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED30Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6CF49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AAD9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.2Green yellow · ΔE 16.1Limegreen · ΔE 27.8Lawn green · ΔE 28.3Chartreuse · ΔE 29Pale green · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7738E3
Analogous#E3CD38, #4FE338
Triadic#38A4E3, #E338A4
Split complementary#384EE3, #CD38E3
Tetradic#38E3CD, #7738E3, #E3384E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FCEB
Lighter +30%#E1F6BE
Lighter +20%#CDF091
Lighter +10%#B8E965
Darker −10%#8BCB1D
Darker −20%#6C9F16
Darker −30%#4E7210
Darker −40%#2F450A
More saturated +25%#ABFF1C
Less saturated −25%#9DC754

Channel breakdown

R164
G227
B56
Red164 (64.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue82.11°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G E3 · B 38

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