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Recognised as Colour

#A6DC4C

  • #A6DC4C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A6DC4C is a green with RGB values 166, 220, 76 and HSL 83°, 67%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A6DC4C#A6DC4C
HEX#A6DC4C
RGBrgb(166, 220, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8627, 0.298
RGB percentages65.1%, 86.3%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(82.5, 67.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.5, 65.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK24.5%, 0%, 65.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,935,372
CSS custom property--colour: #A6DC4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#5923B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CD38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCA57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ACD2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.5Green yellow · ΔE 25.8Light green · ΔE 27.3Pale green · ΔE 27.5Limegreen · ΔE 30Olivedrab · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#824CDC
Analogous#DCCA4C, #5EDC4C
Triadic#4CA6DC, #DC4CA6
Split complementary#4C5EDC, #CA4CDC
Tetradic#4CDCCA, #824CDC, #DC4C5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDF7
Lighter +30%#E6F5CC
Lighter +20%#D0EDA1
Lighter +10%#BBE477
Darker −10%#8FCD28
Darker −20%#71A220
Darker −30%#547817
Darker −40%#364D0F
More saturated +25%#ADF731
Less saturated −25%#9FC167

Channel breakdown

R166
G220
B76
Red166 (65.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue82.5°
Saturation (HSL)67.29%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G DC · B 4C

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