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Recognised as Colour

#A6E252

  • #A6E252
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A6E252 is a green with RGB values 166, 226, 82 and HSL 85°, 71%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A6E252#A6E252
HEX#A6E252
RGBrgb(166, 226, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8863, 0.3216
RGB percentages65.1%, 88.6%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(85, 71.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85, 63.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK26.5%, 0%, 63.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,936,914
CSS custom property--colour: #A6E252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#591DAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD340no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CF5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.7Green yellow · ΔE 24.4Pale green · ΔE 25.8Light green · ΔE 26Limegreen · ΔE 28.5Olivedrab · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E52E2
Analogous#E2D652, #5EE252
Triadic#52A6E2, #E252A6
Split complementary#525EE2, #D652E2
Tetradic#52E2D6, #8E52E2, #E2525E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F8D5
Lighter +20%#D3F1A9
Lighter +10%#BCE97E
Darker −10%#90DB26
Darker −20%#73B01E
Darker −30%#578516
Darker −40%#3A590F
More saturated +25%#AAFB39
Less saturated −25%#A2C96B

Channel breakdown

R166
G226
B82
Red166 (65.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue85°
Saturation (HSL)71.29%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G E2 · B 52

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