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Recognised as Colour

#A8EE9D

  • #A8EE9D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A8EE9D is a green with RGB values 168, 238, 157 and HSL 112°, 70%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A8EE9D#A8EE9D
HEX#A8EE9D
RGBrgb(168, 238, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9333, 0.6157
RGB percentages65.9%, 93.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(111.9, 70.4%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.9, 34%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 34%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,071,133
CSS custom property--colour: #A8EE9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.38:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#571162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E198no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7DAA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#A3E9D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 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 text15.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 10.5Pale green · ΔE 13.2Aquamarine · ΔE 24.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E39DEE
Analogous#D1EE9D, #9DEEBB
Triadic#9DA8EE, #EE9DA8
Split complementary#BB9DEE, #EE9DD1
Tetradic#9DD1EE, #E39DEE, #EEBB9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FDF4
Lighter +10%#CFF6C8
Darker −10%#81E672
Darker −20%#5BDF46
Darker −30%#3BCE24
Darker −40%#2FA31C
More saturated +25%#9EFC8F
Less saturated −25%#B2E0AB

Channel breakdown

R168
G238
B157
Red168 (65.9%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue111.85°
Saturation (HSL)70.43%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G EE · B 9D

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