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Recognised as Colour

#A5E359

  • #A5E359
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A5E359 is a green with RGB values 165, 227, 89 and HSL 87°, 71%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A5E359#A5E359
HEX#A5E359
RGBrgb(165, 227, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8902, 0.349
RGB percentages64.7%, 89%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(87, 71.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87, 60.8%, 89%)
CMYK27.3%, 0%, 60.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,871,641
CSS custom property--colour: #A5E359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.73:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#5A1CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD449no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CF63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A9DAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.6Pale green · ΔE 23.3Light green · ΔE 23.4Green yellow · ΔE 26.4Limegreen · ΔE 28.5Olivedrab · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9759E3
Analogous#E3DC59, #60E359
Triadic#59A5E3, #E359A5
Split complementary#5960E3, #DC59E3
Tetradic#59E3DC, #9759E3, #E35960

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF9DC
Lighter +20%#D4F2B0
Lighter +10%#BDEA85
Darker −10%#8DDC2D
Darker −20%#73B71F
Darker −30%#578B18
Darker −40%#3C6010
More saturated +25%#A7FB41
Less saturated −25%#A3CB71

Channel breakdown

R165
G227
B89
Red165 (64.7%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue86.96°
Saturation (HSL)71.13%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G E3 · B 59

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