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Recognised as Colour

#A6E2A3

  • #A6E2A3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A6E2A3 is a green with RGB values 166, 226, 163 and HSL 117°, 52%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A6E2A3#A6E2A3
HEX#A6E2A3
RGBrgb(166, 226, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8863, 0.6392
RGB percentages65.1%, 88.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(117.1, 52.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.1, 27.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK26.5%, 0%, 27.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,936,995
CSS custom property--colour: #A6E2A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#591D5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5D79Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBD1A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A1DED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9Light green · ΔE 19.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.1Aquamarine · ΔE 22.2Pale green · ΔE 22.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA3E2
Analogous#C6E2A3, #A3E2BF
Triadic#A3A6E2, #E2A3A6
Split complementary#BFA3E2, #E2A3C6
Tetradic#A3C6E2, #DFA3E2, #E2BFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1FAF1
Lighter +10%#CCEECA
Darker −10%#80D67C
Darker −20%#5BCA55
Darker −30%#3EB339
Darker −40%#318D2C
More saturated +25%#98F194
Less saturated −25%#B4D3B2

Channel breakdown

R166
G226
B163
Red166 (65.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue117.14°
Saturation (HSL)52.07%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G E2 · B A3

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