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Recognised as Colour

#A6E5AD

  • #A6E5AD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A6E5AD is a green with RGB values 166, 229, 173 and HSL 127°, 55%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A6E5AD#A6E5AD
HEX#A6E5AD
RGBrgb(166, 229, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.898, 0.6784
RGB percentages65.1%, 89.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(126.7, 54.8%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.7, 27.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK27.5%, 0%, 24.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,937,773
CSS custom property--colour: #A6E5AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.43:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#591A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7DAAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD3B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9EE2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.8Aquamarine · ΔE 19.7Light green · ΔE 22.2Pale green · ΔE 25.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A6DE
Analogous#BFE5A6, #A6E5CD
Triadic#ADA6E5, #E5ADA6
Split complementary#CDA6E5, #E5A6BE
Tetradic#A6BEE5, #E5A6DE, #E5CDA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FCF6
Lighter +10%#CDF1D1
Darker −10%#7FD989
Darker −20%#57CE64
Darker −30%#37BB45
Darker −40%#2B9437
More saturated +25%#98F3A2
Less saturated −25%#B4D7B8

Channel breakdown

R166
G229
B173
Red166 (65.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue126.67°
Saturation (HSL)54.78%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G E5 · B AD

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