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Recognised as Colour

#A5E251

  • #A5E251
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A5E251 is a green with RGB values 165, 226, 81 and HSL 85°, 71%, 60%. 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

#A5E251#A5E251
HEX#A5E251
RGBrgb(165, 226, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8863, 0.3176
RGB percentages64.7%, 88.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(85.2, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.2, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK27%, 0%, 64.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,871,377
CSS custom property--colour: #A5E251;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#5A1DAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD33Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CF5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A9D9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 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 text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.7Green yellow · ΔE 24Pale green · ΔE 26Light green · ΔE 26.2Limegreen · ΔE 28.1Olivedrab · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E51E2
Analogous#E2D651, #5DE251
Triadic#51A5E2, #E251A5
Split complementary#515CE2, #D751E2
Tetradic#51E2D7, #8E51E2, #E2515C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F8D4
Lighter +20%#D2F1A8
Lighter +10%#BCE97D
Darker −10%#8EDB25
Darker −20%#72B01D
Darker −30%#568416
Darker −40%#39580F
More saturated +25%#A9FB38
Less saturated −25%#A1C96A

Channel breakdown

R165
G226
B81
Red165 (64.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue85.24°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G E2 · B 51

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