Colour

#A6D99C

#A6D99C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A6D99C is a green with RGB values 166, 217, 156 and HSL 110°, 45%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A6D99C#A6D99C

HEX#A6D99C

RGBrgb(166, 217, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.851, 0.6118

RGB percentages65.1%, 85.1%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(110.2, 44.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(110.2, 28.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK23.5%, 0%, 28.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,934,684

CSS custom property--colour: #A6D99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#592663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDCF98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4CA9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A3D5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.5 Light green · ΔE 22.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 25.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CF9CD9

Analogous#C5D99C, #9CD9B1

Triadic#9CA6D9, #D99CA6

Split complementary#B19CD9, #D99CC4

Tetradic#9CC5D9, #CF9CD9, #D9B19C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8F5E6

Lighter +10%#C7E7C1

Darker −10%#85CB77

Darker −20%#64BD52

Darker −30%#4D9F3D

Darker −40%#3B7A2F

More saturated +25%#9AEA8B

Less saturated −25%#B2C8AD

Channel breakdown

R166

G217

B156

Red166 (65.1%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue110.16°

Saturation (HSL)44.53%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A6 · G D9 · B 9C

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