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Recognised as Colour

#A6ECAC

  • #A6ECAC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A6ECAC is a green with RGB values 166, 236, 172 and HSL 125°, 65%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A6ECAC#A6ECAC
HEX#A6ECAC
RGBrgb(166, 236, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9255, 0.6745
RGB percentages65.1%, 92.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(125.1, 64.8%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.1, 29.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 0%, 27.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,939,564
CSS custom property--colour: #A6ECAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#591353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEE0A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D9AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9EE9DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.6Aquamarine · ΔE 18.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.3Pale green · ΔE 20.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA6E6
Analogous#C3ECA6, #A6ECCF
Triadic#ACA6EC, #ECACA6
Split complementary#CFA6EC, #ECA6C3
Tetradic#A6C3EC, #ECA6E6, #ECCFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFEFA
Lighter +10%#D0F5D3
Darker −10%#7CE385
Darker −20%#52DA5E
Darker −30%#2CCD3A
Darker −40%#23A32E
More saturated +25%#99FAA1
Less saturated −25%#B4DFB7

Channel breakdown

R166
G236
B172
Red166 (65.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue125.14°
Saturation (HSL)64.81%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G EC · B AC

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