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Recognised as Colour

#A5E28E

  • #A5E28E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A5E28E is a green with RGB values 165, 226, 142 and HSL 104°, 59%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A5E28E#A5E28E
HEX#A5E28E
RGBrgb(165, 226, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8863, 0.5569
RGB percentages64.7%, 88.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(103.6, 59.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.6, 37.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK27%, 0%, 37.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,871,438
CSS custom property--colour: #A5E28E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#5A1D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7D588no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DED093no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A3DCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.1Pale green · ΔE 15.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.6Khaki · ΔE 28.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8EE2
Analogous#CFE28E, #8EE2A1
Triadic#8EA5E2, #E28EA5
Split complementary#A18EE2, #E28ECF
Tetradic#8ECFE2, #CB8EE2, #E2A18E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F7DF
Lighter +10%#C5ECB7
Darker −10%#85D865
Darker −20%#64CD3D
Darker −30%#4FAB2C
Darker −40%#3C8321
More saturated +25%#9DF47C
Less saturated −25%#ADD0A0

Channel breakdown

R165
G226
B142
Red165 (64.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue103.57°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G E2 · B 8E

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