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Colour

#A5C59F

  • #A5C59F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A5C59F is a green with RGB values 165, 197, 159 and HSL 111°, 25%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A5C59F#A5C59F
HEX#A5C59F
RGBrgb(165, 197, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7725, 0.6235
RGB percentages64.7%, 77.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(110.5, 24.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110.5, 19.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK16.2%, 0%, 19.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,864,031
CSS custom property--colour: #A5C59F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#5A3A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7BE9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2BBA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A3C2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 7.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.7Silver · ΔE 23.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.9Beige · ΔE 24.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9FC5
Analogous#B8C59F, #9FC5AC
Triadic#9FA5C5, #C59FA5
Split complementary#AC9FC5, #C59FB8
Tetradic#9FB8C5, #BF9FC5, #C5AC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFE
Lighter +20%#E1EBDF
Lighter +10%#C3D8BF
Darker −10%#87B27F
Darker −20%#6A9E60
Darker −30%#547F4C
Darker −40%#3F5F39
More saturated +25%#98D88C
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R165
G197
B159
Red165 (64.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue110.53°
Saturation (HSL)24.68%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G C5 · B 9F

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