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Colour

#A8D989

  • #A8D989
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A8D989 is a green with RGB values 168, 217, 137 and HSL 97°, 51%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A8D989#A8D989
HEX#A8D989
RGBrgb(168, 217, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.851, 0.5373
RGB percentages65.9%, 85.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(96.7, 51.3%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.7, 36.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 36.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,065,737
CSS custom property--colour: #A8D989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#572676

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFCE83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8CA8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A8D3C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 20Pale green · ΔE 20.8Dark khaki · ΔE 23.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.8Khaki · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA89D9
Analogous#D0D989, #89D992
Triadic#89A8D9, #D989A8
Split complementary#9289D9, #D989D0
Tetradic#89D0D9, #BA89D9, #D99289

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFD
Lighter +20%#E1F2D6
Lighter +10%#C4E5B0
Darker −10%#8CCD62
Darker −20%#6FBF3D
Darker −30%#599831
Darker −40%#427125
More saturated +25%#A4ED76
Less saturated −25%#ACC69D

Channel breakdown

R168
G217
B137
Red168 (65.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue96.75°
Saturation (HSL)51.28%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G D9 · B 89

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