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Recognised as Colour

#A6C397

  • #A6C397
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A6C397 is a green with RGB values 166, 195, 151 and HSL 100°, 27%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A6C397#A6C397
HEX#A6C397
RGBrgb(166, 195, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7647, 0.5922
RGB percentages65.1%, 76.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(99.5, 26.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.5, 22.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK14.9%, 0%, 22.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,929,047
CSS custom property--colour: #A6C397;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#593C68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7BC94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2BA99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A6BFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.3Dark khaki · ΔE 22.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23Tan · ΔE 23.6Wheat · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B497C3
Analogous#BCC397, #97C39E
Triadic#97A6C3, #C397A6
Split complementary#9E97C3, #C397BC
Tetradic#97BCC3, #B497C3, #C39E97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBF8
Lighter +20%#DDE8D8
Lighter +10%#C2D6B7
Darker −10%#8AB077
Darker −20%#709B59
Darker −30%#587A47
Darker −40%#415A34
More saturated +25%#9FD883
Less saturated −25%#ADAFAC

Channel breakdown

R166
G195
B151
Red166 (65.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue99.55°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G C3 · B 97

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