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Recognised as Colour

#A6E4AD

  • #A6E4AD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A6E4AD is a green with RGB values 166, 228, 173 and HSL 127°, 53%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A6E4AD#A6E4AD
HEX#A6E4AD
RGBrgb(166, 228, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8941, 0.6784
RGB percentages65.1%, 89.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(126.8, 53.4%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.8, 27.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 24.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,937,517
CSS custom property--colour: #A6E4AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#591B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6D9AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD3B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9FE1D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Light green · ΔE 22.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.9Pale green · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4A6DD
Analogous#BEE4A6, #A6E4CC
Triadic#ADA6E4, #E4ADA6
Split complementary#CCA6E4, #E4A6BE
Tetradic#A6BEE4, #E4A6DD, #E4CCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FCF5
Lighter +10%#CDF0D1
Darker −10%#7FD889
Darker −20%#58CC65
Darker −30%#38B947
Darker −40%#2C9238
More saturated +25%#98F3A2
Less saturated −25%#B5D6B8

Channel breakdown

R166
G228
B173
Red166 (65.1%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue126.77°
Saturation (HSL)53.45%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G E4 · B AD

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