Colour

#A9C463

#A9C463
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#A9C463 is a green with RGB values 169, 196, 99 and HSL 77°, 45%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#A9C463

RGBrgb(169, 196, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7686, 0.3882

RGB percentages66.3%, 76.9%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(76.7, 45.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(76.7, 49.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK13.8%, 0%, 49.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,125,859

CSS custom property--colour: #A9C463;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#563B9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEBA5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#CABA69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B0BCAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16.7 Khaki · ΔE 21.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 21.5 Yellow green · ΔE 25.4 Light green · ΔE 26.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E63C4

Analogous#C4AF63, #79C463

Triadic#63A9C4, #C463A9

Split complementary#6378C4, #AF63C4

Tetradic#63C4AF, #7E63C4, #C46379

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFCF7

Lighter +30%#E6EED2

Lighter +20%#D2E0AD

Lighter +10%#BDD288

Darker −10%#92B143

Darker −20%#748C35

Darker −30%#556727

Darker −40%#374219

More saturated +25%#B5DF48

Less saturated −25%#9DA97E

Channel breakdown

R169

G196

B99

Red169 (66.3%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue76.7°

Saturation (HSL)45.12%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A9 · G C4 · B 63

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Colour values

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