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Colour

#A5C515

  • #A5C515
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A5C515 is a green with RGB values 165, 197, 21 and HSL 71°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A5C515#A5C515
HEX#A5C515
RGBrgb(165, 197, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7725, 0.0824
RGB percentages64.7%, 77.3%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(70.9, 80.7%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.9, 89.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK16.2%, 0%, 89.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,863,893
CSS custom property--colour: #A5C515;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#5A3AEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2B900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB82Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AFBAA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.3Green yellow · ΔE 29.1Olivedrab · ΔE 30.6Yellow · ΔE 32.7Olive · ΔE 33.2Gold · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3515C5
Analogous#C58D15, #4DC515
Triadic#15A5C5, #C515A5
Split complementary#154DC5, #8D15C5
Tetradic#15C58D, #3515C5, #C5154D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF7AF
Lighter +30%#DDF281
Lighter +20%#D1ED53
Lighter +10%#C4E825
Darker −10%#7E9710
Darker −20%#58690B
Darker −30%#313B06
Darker −40%#0B0D01
More saturated +25%#B2DA00
Less saturated −25%#94AA30

Channel breakdown

R165
G197
B21
Red165 (64.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue70.91°
Saturation (HSL)80.73%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G C5 · B 15

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