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Colour

#A9BDA9

  • #A9BDA9
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#A9BDA9 is a green with RGB values 169, 189, 169 and HSL 120°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A9BDA9#A9BDA9
HEX#A9BDA9
RGBrgb(169, 189, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7412, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.3%, 74.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(120, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 0%, 10.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,124,137
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BDA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#564256

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEB9A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB7AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A7BCB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.6Dark grey · ΔE 14.3Light grey · ΔE 16.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.9Gainsboro · ΔE 18.6Powder blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA9BD
Analogous#B3BDA9, #A9BDB3
Triadic#A9A9BD, #BDA9A9
Split complementary#B3A9BD, #BDA9B3
Tetradic#A9B3BD, #BDA9BD, #BDB3A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E9E3
Lighter +10%#C6D3C6
Darker −10%#8CA78C
Darker −20%#6F916F
Darker −30%#597459
Darker −40%#435743
More saturated +25%#96D096
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R169
G189
B169
Red169 (66.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G BD · B A9

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