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Recognised as Colour

#A5EE8B

  • #A5EE8B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A5EE8B is a green with RGB values 165, 238, 139 and HSL 104°, 74%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A5EE8B#A5EE8B
HEX#A5EE8B
RGBrgb(165, 238, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.9333, 0.5451
RGB percentages64.7%, 93.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(104.2, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.2, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK30.7%, 0%, 41.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,874,507
CSS custom property--colour: #A5EE8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.2:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#5A1174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4DF84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#A2E8D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 7.1Pale green · ΔE 8.8Yellow green · ΔE 28.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.8Medium spring green · ΔE 31.4Khaki · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D48BEE
Analogous#D7EE8B, #8BEEA3
Triadic#8BA5EE, #EE8BA5
Split complementary#A38BEE, #EE8BD6
Tetradic#8BD7EE, #D48BEE, #EEA38B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAFBE4
Lighter +10%#C8F5B7
Darker −10%#82E75F
Darker −20%#60E132
Darker −30%#48C31D
Darker −40%#389716
More saturated +25%#9DFF7A
Less saturated −25%#ADDD9C

Channel breakdown

R165
G238
B139
Red165 (64.7%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue104.24°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G EE · B 8B

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