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Recognised as Colour

#A8FF56

  • #A8FF56
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#A8FF56 is a green with RGB values 168, 255, 86 and HSL 91°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#A8FF56#A8FF56
HEX#A8FF56
RGBrgb(168, 255, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 1, 0.3373
RGB percentages65.9%, 100%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(90.9, 100%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.9, 66.3%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 0%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,075,414
CSS custom property--colour: #A8FF56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.1:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#5700A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEC3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDE564no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A9F5DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.3Yellow green · ΔE 21.1Lawn green · ΔE 22.2Chartreuse · ΔE 22.9Limegreen · ΔE 25.8Pale green · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD56FF
Analogous#FCFF56, #56FF59
Triadic#56A8FF, #FF56A8
Split complementary#5956FF, #FF56FD
Tetradic#56FCFF, #AD56FF, #FF5956

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FFEF
Lighter +20%#DDFFBC
Lighter +10%#C2FF89
Darker −10%#8EFF23
Darker −20%#74EF00
Darker −30%#5BBC00
Darker −40%#428900
More saturated +25%#A8FF56
Less saturated −25%#A9EA6B

Channel breakdown

R168
G255
B86
Red168 (65.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue90.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G FF · B 56

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