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Recognised as Colour

#A8D338

  • #A8D338
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A8D338 is a green with RGB values 168, 211, 56 and HSL 77°, 64%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A8D338#A8D338
HEX#A8D338
RGBrgb(168, 211, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.8275, 0.2196
RGB percentages65.9%, 82.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(76.6, 63.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.6, 73.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 73.5%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,064,120
CSS custom property--colour: #A8D338;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#572CC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC517no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C446no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B0C9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.1Green yellow · ΔE 26.1Olivedrab · ΔE 31Limegreen · ΔE 33.4Light green · ΔE 33.4Pale green · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.09, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6338D3
Analogous#D3B038, #5BD338
Triadic#38A8D3, #D338A8
Split complementary#385BD3, #B038D3
Tetradic#38D3B0, #6338D3, #D3385A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F8DF
Lighter +30%#DFEFB5
Lighter +20%#CDE58C
Lighter +10%#BADC62
Darker −10%#8BB127
Darker −20%#6A871E
Darker −30%#495D15
Darker −40%#28340B
More saturated +25%#B6F11A
Less saturated −25%#9AB556

Channel breakdown

R168
G211
B56
Red168 (65.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue76.65°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G D3 · B 38

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