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Recognised as Colour

#A6D556

  • #A6D556
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A6D556 is a green with RGB values 166, 213, 86 and HSL 82°, 60%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A6D556#A6D556
HEX#A6D556
RGBrgb(166, 213, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8353, 0.3373
RGB percentages65.1%, 83.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(82.2, 60.2%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.2, 59.6%, 83.5%)
CMYK22.1%, 0%, 59.6%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,933,590
CSS custom property--colour: #A6D556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#592AA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC848no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C55Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ACCCBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.2Light green · ΔE 23.7Pale green · ΔE 25Olivedrab · ΔE 26.8Khaki · ΔE 30Dark khaki · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8556D5
Analogous#D5C556, #66D556
Triadic#56A6D5, #D556A6
Split complementary#5667D5, #C456D5
Tetradic#56D5C4, #8556D5, #D55667

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEF9
Lighter +30%#E7F3D1
Lighter +20%#D1E9A8
Lighter +10%#BCDF7F
Darker −10%#8FC731
Darker −20%#729E27
Darker −30%#54751D
Darker −40%#374C13
More saturated +25%#ADEF3C
Less saturated −25%#9FBB70

Channel breakdown

R166
G213
B86
Red166 (65.1%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue82.2°
Saturation (HSL)60.19%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G D5 · B 56

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