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Recognised as Colour

#A8E98D

  • #A8E98D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A8E98D is a green with RGB values 168, 233, 141 and HSL 102°, 68%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A8E98D#A8E98D
HEX#A8E98D
RGBrgb(168, 233, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9137, 0.5529
RGB percentages65.9%, 91.4%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(102.4, 67.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.4, 39.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK27.9%, 0%, 39.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,069,837
CSS custom property--colour: #A8E98D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.71:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#571672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDB86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D692no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E3D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.5Pale green · ΔE 12.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 28Khaki · ΔE 29Yellow green · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8DE9
Analogous#D6E98D, #8DE9A0
Triadic#8DA8E9, #E98DA8
Split complementary#A08DE9, #E98DD6
Tetradic#8DD6E9, #CE8DE9, #E9A08D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9FAE3
Lighter +10%#C9F1B8
Darker −10%#87E162
Darker −20%#67D938
Darker −30%#50B924
Darker −40%#3D8F1C
More saturated +25%#A1FA7C
Less saturated −25%#AFD89E

Channel breakdown

R168
G233
B141
Red168 (65.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue102.39°
Saturation (HSL)67.65%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G E9 · B 8D

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