Colour

#A4E459

#A4E459
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#A4E459 is a green with RGB values 164, 228, 89 and HSL 88°, 72%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#A4E459

RGBrgb(164, 228, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.8941, 0.349

RGB percentages64.3%, 89.4%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(87.6, 72%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(87.6, 61%, 89.4%)

CMYK28.1%, 0%, 61%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,806,361

CSS custom property--colour: #A4E459;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#5B1BA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED549no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5D063no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A7DBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.8 Pale green · ΔE 23.2 Light green · ΔE 23.4 Green yellow · ΔE 25.8 Limegreen · ΔE 27.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9959E4

Analogous#E4DF59, #5EE459

Triadic#59A4E4, #E459A4

Split complementary#595EE4, #DF59E4

Tetradic#59E4DF, #9959E4, #E4595E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECF9DD

Lighter +20%#D4F2B1

Lighter +10%#BCEB85

Darker −10%#8CDD2D

Darker −20%#72B91E

Darker −30%#578D17

Darker −40%#3C6110

More saturated +25%#A6FC41

Less saturated −25%#A2CC71

Channel breakdown

R164

G228

B89

Red164 (64.3%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue87.63°

Saturation (HSL)72.02%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A4 · G E4 · B 59

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