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Recognised as Colour

#A8DD5E

  • #A8DD5E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A8DD5E is a green with RGB values 168, 221, 94 and HSL 85°, 65%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A8DD5E#A8DD5E
HEX#A8DD5E
RGBrgb(168, 221, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.8667, 0.3686
RGB percentages65.9%, 86.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(85, 65.1%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85, 57.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK24%, 0%, 57.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,066,718
CSS custom property--colour: #A8DD5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#5722A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CF51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCC67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#ADD4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.3Light green · ΔE 21.5Pale green · ΔE 22.4Olivedrab · ΔE 29.6Khaki · ΔE 30.9Green yellow · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#935EDD
Analogous#DDD35E, #69DD5E
Triadic#5EA8DD, #DD5EA8
Split complementary#5E69DD, #D35EDD
Tetradic#5EDDD2, #935EDD, #DD5E69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF8DC
Lighter +20%#D6EFB2
Lighter +10%#BFE688
Darker −10%#91D434
Darker −20%#76B025
Darker −30%#5A861C
Darker −40%#3D5C13
More saturated +25%#ACF546
Less saturated −25%#A4C576

Channel breakdown

R168
G221
B94
Red168 (65.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue85.04°
Saturation (HSL)65.13%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G DD · B 5E

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