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Recognised as Colour

#A8ECAE

  • #A8ECAE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A8ECAE is a green with RGB values 168, 236, 174 and HSL 125°, 64%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A8ECAE#A8ECAE
HEX#A8ECAE
RGBrgb(168, 236, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9255, 0.6824
RGB percentages65.9%, 92.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(125.3, 64.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.3, 28.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK28.8%, 0%, 26.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,070,638
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ECAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.27:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#571351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEE0AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D9B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A0E9DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.8Aquamarine · ΔE 18.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 19Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Pale green · ΔE 21.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA8E6
Analogous#C4ECA8, #A8ECD0
Triadic#AEA8EC, #ECAEA8
Split complementary#D0A8EC, #ECA8C4
Tetradic#A8C4EC, #ECA8E6, #ECD0A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFC
Lighter +10%#D2F5D5
Darker −10%#7EE387
Darker −20%#54DA60
Darker −30%#2DCE3B
Darker −40%#24A42F
More saturated +25%#9BF9A3
Less saturated −25%#B5DFB9

Channel breakdown

R168
G236
B174
Red168 (65.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue125.29°
Saturation (HSL)64.15%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G EC · B AE

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