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Recognised as Colour

#A5CD5E

  • #A5CD5E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A5CD5E is a green with RGB values 165, 205, 94 and HSL 82°, 53%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A5CD5E#A5CD5E
HEX#A5CD5E
RGBrgb(165, 205, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8039, 0.3686
RGB percentages64.7%, 80.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(81.6, 52.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.6, 54.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK19.5%, 0%, 54.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,866,014
CSS custom property--colour: #A5CD5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5247WCAG 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 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#5A32A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7C153no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BF65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ABC5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18Light green · ΔE 22.5Olivedrab · ΔE 23Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7Pale green · ΔE 25Khaki · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#865ECD
Analogous#CDBD5E, #6ECD5E
Triadic#5EA5CD, #CD5EA5
Split complementary#5E6DCD, #BE5ECD
Tetradic#5ECDBE, #865ECD, #CD5E6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFA
Lighter +30%#E6F1D3
Lighter +20%#D1E5AC
Lighter +10%#BBD985
Darker −10%#8EBD3B
Darker −20%#71962F
Darker −30%#546F23
Darker −40%#364817
More saturated +25%#ACE744
Less saturated −25%#9EB378

Channel breakdown

R165
G205
B94
Red165 (64.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue81.62°
Saturation (HSL)52.61%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G CD · B 5E

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