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Recognised as Colour

#A6EE8D

  • #A6EE8D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A6EE8D is a green with RGB values 166, 238, 141 and HSL 105°, 74%, 74%. 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

#A6EE8D#A6EE8D
HEX#A6EE8D
RGBrgb(166, 238, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9333, 0.5529
RGB percentages65.1%, 93.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(104.5, 74%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.5, 40.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK30.3%, 0%, 40.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,940,045
CSS custom property--colour: #A6EE8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#591172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E086no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D993no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A3E8D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 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 text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 7.2Pale green · ΔE 9.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.5Yellow green · ΔE 28.9Aquamarine · ΔE 31.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D58DEE
Analogous#D6EE8D, #8DEEA5
Triadic#8DA6EE, #EE8DA6
Split complementary#A48DEE, #EE8DD7
Tetradic#8DD7EE, #D58DEE, #EEA58D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBFBE6
Lighter +10%#C9F5B9
Darker −10%#83E761
Darker −20%#61E134
Darker −30%#48C51D
Darker −40%#389817
More saturated +25%#9EFE7D
Less saturated −25%#AEDE9D

Channel breakdown

R166
G238
B141
Red166 (65.1%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue104.54°
Saturation (HSL)74.05%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G EE · B 8D

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