Recognised as Colour

#A9BB9C

#A9BB9C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A9BB9C is a green with RGB values 169, 187, 156 and HSL 95°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#A9BB9C

RGBrgb(169, 187, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7333, 0.6118

RGB percentages66.3%, 73.3%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(94.8, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.8, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK9.6%, 0%, 16.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,123,612

CSS custom property--colour: #A9BB9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#564463

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEB69Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBB59Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#AAB8B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.8 Silver · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.7 Tan · ΔE 20.1 Light grey · ΔE 21.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AE9CBB

Analogous#B8BB9C, #9CBB9F

Triadic#9CA9BB, #BB9CA9

Split complementary#9F9CBB, #BB9CB8

Tetradic#9CB8BB, #AE9CBB, #BB9F9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F9F7

Lighter +20%#DEE5D8

Lighter +10%#C3D0BA

Darker −10%#8FA67E

Darker −20%#758F62

Darker −30%#5C714D

Darker −40%#435239

More saturated +25%#A6D087

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R169

G187

B156

Red169 (66.3%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue94.84°

Saturation (HSL)18.56%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A9 · G BB · B 9C

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Colour values

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