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Colour

#A8CA5D

  • #A8CA5D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A8CA5D is a green with RGB values 168, 202, 93 and HSL 79°, 51%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A8CA5D#A8CA5D
HEX#A8CA5D
RGBrgb(168, 202, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7922, 0.3647
RGB percentages65.9%, 79.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(78.7, 50.7%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.7, 54%, 79.2%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 54%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,061,853
CSS custom property--colour: #A8CA5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#5735A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BF52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBE64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AFC1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.3Olivedrab · ΔE 22.2Dark khaki · ΔE 22.3Khaki · ΔE 23.9Light green · ΔE 24.4Pale green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F5DCA
Analogous#CAB55D, #72CA5D
Triadic#5DA8CA, #CA5DA8
Split complementary#5D71CA, #B65DCA
Tetradic#5DCAB6, #7F5DCA, #CA5D71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCF7
Lighter +30%#E6F0D0
Lighter +20%#D1E3AA
Lighter +10%#BDD783
Darker −10%#91B83C
Darker −20%#739130
Darker −30%#556B23
Darker −40%#364516
More saturated +25%#B2E542
Less saturated −25%#9EAF78

Channel breakdown

R168
G202
B93
Red168 (65.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue78.72°
Saturation (HSL)50.7%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G CA · B 5D

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