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Recognised as Colour

#A6EB87

  • #A6EB87
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A6EB87 is a green with RGB values 166, 235, 135 and HSL 101°, 71%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A6EB87#A6EB87
HEX#A6EB87
RGBrgb(166, 235, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9216, 0.5294
RGB percentages65.1%, 92.2%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(101.4, 71.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.4, 42.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 42.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,939,271
CSS custom property--colour: #A6EB87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#591478

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DD7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D78Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A4E4D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8.5Pale green · ΔE 10.4Yellow green · ΔE 26.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 29Khaki · ΔE 30.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC87EB
Analogous#D8EB87, #87EB9A
Triadic#87A6EB, #EB87A6
Split complementary#9A87EB, #EB87D8
Tetradic#87D8EB, #CC87EB, #EB9A87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7FADE
Lighter +10%#C6F2B3
Darker −10%#86E45B
Darker −20%#65DC30
Darker −30%#4FBA1F
Darker −40%#3C8E18
More saturated +25%#9FFC76
Less saturated −25%#ADDA99

Channel breakdown

R166
G235
B135
Red166 (65.1%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue101.4°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G EB · B 87

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