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Recognised as Colour

#A8ED87

  • #A8ED87
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A8ED87 is a green with RGB values 168, 237, 135 and HSL 101°, 74%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A8ED87#A8ED87
HEX#A8ED87
RGBrgb(168, 237, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9294, 0.5294
RGB percentages65.9%, 92.9%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(100.6, 73.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.6, 43%, 92.9%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 43%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,070,855
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ED87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#571278

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4DF7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D98Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E6D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8.9Pale green · ΔE 10.3Yellow green · ΔE 26.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.9Khaki · ΔE 30.8Medium spring green · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC87ED
Analogous#DBED87, #87ED99
Triadic#87A8ED, #ED87A8
Split complementary#9987ED, #ED87DB
Tetradic#87DBED, #CC87ED, #ED9987

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8FAE0
Lighter +10%#C8F4B3
Darker −10%#88E65B
Darker −20%#68E02E
Darker −30%#51BE1D
Darker −40%#3E9216
More saturated +25%#A2FE76
Less saturated −25%#AEDC98

Channel breakdown

R168
G237
B135
Red168 (65.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue100.59°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G ED · B 87

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