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Recognised as Colour

#A8FFC9

  • #A8FFC9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#A8FFC9 is a green with RGB values 168, 255, 201 and HSL 143°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#A8FFC9#A8FFC9
HEX#A8FFC9
RGBrgb(168, 255, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 1, 0.7882
RGB percentages65.9%, 100%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(142.8, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.8, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 0%, 21.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,075,529
CSS custom property--colour: #A8FFC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.81:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#570036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEF2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E8CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97FDF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.1Light green · ΔE 22.4Pale green · ΔE 23.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.2Turquoise · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA8DE
Analogous#B2FFA8, #A8FFF4
Triadic#C9A8FF, #FFC9A8
Split complementary#F4A8FF, #FFA8B3
Tetradic#A8B3FF, #FFA8DE, #FFF4A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBFFE9
Darker −10%#75FFA9
Darker −20%#42FF8A
Darker −30%#0FFF6A
Darker −40%#00DB53
More saturated +25%#A8FFC9
Less saturated −25%#B3F4CC

Channel breakdown

R168
G255
B201
Red168 (65.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue142.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G FF · B C9

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