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Recognised as Colour

#A8CB9A

  • #A8CB9A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A8CB9A is a green with RGB values 168, 203, 154 and HSL 103°, 32%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A8CB9A#A8CB9A
HEX#A8CB9A
RGBrgb(168, 203, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7961, 0.6039
RGB percentages65.9%, 79.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(102.9, 32%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.9, 24.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK17.2%, 0%, 24.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,062,170
CSS custom property--colour: #A8CB9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#573465

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFC397no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C09Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A7C7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 7.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.7Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 24Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9ACB
Analogous#C1CB9A, #9ACBA4
Triadic#9AA8CB, #CB9AA8
Split complementary#A49ACB, #CB9AC1
Tetradic#9AC0CB, #BD9ACB, #CBA49A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EEDD
Lighter +10%#C5DCBC
Darker −10%#8BBA78
Darker −20%#6EA857
Darker −30%#588745
Darker −40%#426534
More saturated +25%#A0DE87
Less saturated −25%#B0B8AD

Channel breakdown

R168
G203
B154
Red168 (65.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue102.86°
Saturation (HSL)32.03%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G CB · B 9A

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