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Recognised as Colour

#A6FF99

  • #A6FF99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#A6FF99 is a green with RGB values 166, 255, 153 and HSL 112°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#A6FF99#A6FF99
HEX#A6FF99
RGBrgb(166, 255, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 1, 0.6
RGB percentages65.1%, 100%, 60%
HSLhsl(112.4, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.4, 40%, 100%)
CMYK34.9%, 0%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,944,409
CSS custom property--colour: #A6FF99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.39:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#590066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEF92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E69Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9FF9E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 3.8Light green · ΔE 7Medium spring green · ΔE 26.8Aquamarine · ΔE 30.8Yellow green · ΔE 31.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 3.76, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F299FF
Analogous#D9FF99, #99FFBF
Triadic#99A6FF, #FF99A6
Split complementary#BF99FF, #FF99D9
Tetradic#99D9FF, #F299FF, #FFBF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3FFCC
Darker −10%#79FF66
Darker −20%#4DFF33
Darker −30%#20FF00
Darker −40%#1ACC00
More saturated +25%#A6FF99
Less saturated −25%#B0F2A6

Channel breakdown

R166
G255
B153
Red166 (65.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue112.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G FF · B 99

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