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Recognised as Colour

#A6E97C

  • #A6E97C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A6E97C is a green with RGB values 166, 233, 124 and HSL 97°, 71%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A6E97C#A6E97C
HEX#A6E97C
RGBrgb(166, 233, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9137, 0.4863
RGB percentages65.1%, 91.4%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(96.9, 71.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.9, 46.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK28.8%, 0%, 46.8%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,938,748
CSS custom property--colour: #A6E97C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.57:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#591683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DA73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D583no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E2CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 11.3Pale green · ΔE 12.4Yellow green · ΔE 22.5Khaki · ΔE 31.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 31.2Olivedrab · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7CE9
Analogous#DDE97C, #7CE988
Triadic#7CA6E9, #E97CA6
Split complementary#887CE9, #E97CDD
Tetradic#7CDDE9, #BF7CE9, #E9887C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1F8D3
Lighter +10%#C4F0A8
Darker −10%#88E250
Darker −20%#6BDA25
Darker −30%#55AF1D
Darker −40%#408316
More saturated +25%#A2FC69
Less saturated −25%#AAD68F

Channel breakdown

R166
G233
B124
Red166 (65.1%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue96.88°
Saturation (HSL)71.24%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G E9 · B 7C

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