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Recognised as Colour

#A6F278

  • #A6F278
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#A6F278 is a green with RGB values 166, 242, 120 and HSL 97°, 82%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#A6F278#A6F278
HEX#A6F278
RGBrgb(166, 242, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.949, 0.4706
RGB percentages65.1%, 94.9%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(97.4, 82.4%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.4, 50.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK31.4%, 0%, 50.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,941,048
CSS custom property--colour: #A6F278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.59:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#590D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE26Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDC80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A5EAD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 13.5Light green · ΔE 14.5Yellow green · ΔE 20.5Limegreen · ΔE 29.7Green yellow · ΔE 32Medium spring green · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C478F2
Analogous#E3F278, #78F287
Triadic#78A6F2, #F278A6
Split complementary#8778F2, #F278E3
Tetradic#78E3F2, #C478F2, #F28778

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3FBD5
Lighter +10%#C5F6A7
Darker −10%#87EE49
Darker −20%#69E91B
Darker −30%#53BF12
Darker −40%#3F900E
More saturated +25%#A3FF6B
Less saturated −25%#ABE08B

Channel breakdown

R166
G242
B120
Red166 (65.1%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue97.38°
Saturation (HSL)82.43%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G F2 · B 78

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