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Colour

#A8EC89

  • #A8EC89
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A8EC89 is a green with RGB values 168, 236, 137 and HSL 101°, 72%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A8EC89#A8EC89
HEX#A8EC89
RGBrgb(168, 236, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9255, 0.5373
RGB percentages65.9%, 92.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(101.2, 72.3%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.2, 41.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK28.8%, 0%, 41.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,070,601
CSS custom property--colour: #A8EC89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.02:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#571376

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2DE81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D88Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8.7Pale green · ΔE 10.5Yellow green · ΔE 27.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.2Khaki · ΔE 30.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD89EC
Analogous#D9EC89, #89EC9C
Triadic#89A8EC, #EC89A8
Split complementary#9C89EC, #EC89D9
Tetradic#89DAEC, #CD89EC, #EC9C89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9FAE1
Lighter +10%#C8F3B5
Darker −10%#88E55D
Darker −20%#67DE31
Darker −30%#50BD1F
Darker −40%#3E9217
More saturated +25%#A2FD78
Less saturated −25%#AEDB9A

Channel breakdown

R168
G236
B137
Red168 (65.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue101.21°
Saturation (HSL)72.26%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G EC · B 89

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