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Recognised as Colour

#A6D178

  • #A6D178
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A6D178 is a green with RGB values 166, 209, 120 and HSL 89°, 49%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A6D178#A6D178
HEX#A6D178
RGBrgb(166, 209, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8196, 0.4706
RGB percentages65.1%, 82%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(89, 49.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89, 42.6%, 82%)
CMYK20.6%, 0%, 42.6%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,932,600
CSS custom property--colour: #A6D178;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#592E87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C671no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2C37Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A9CABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.8Dark khaki · ΔE 21.2Pale green · ΔE 22.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.3Khaki · ΔE 23.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A378D1
Analogous#D1CF78, #79D178
Triadic#78A6D1, #D178A6
Split complementary#787AD1, #CF78D1
Tetradic#78D1CF, #A378D1, #D1787A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F8EA
Lighter +20%#D8EBC4
Lighter +10%#BFDE9E
Darker −10%#8DC452
Darker −20%#73A93A
Darker −30%#59832D
Darker −40%#405D20
More saturated +25%#A7E861
Less saturated −25%#A5BA8F

Channel breakdown

R166
G209
B120
Red166 (65.1%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue88.99°
Saturation (HSL)49.17%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G D1 · B 78

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