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Recognised as Colour

#A9C5B0

  • #A9C5B0
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#A9C5B0 is a green with RGB values 169, 197, 176 and HSL 135°, 19%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A9C5B0#A9C5B0
HEX#A9C5B0
RGBrgb(169, 197, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7725, 0.6902
RGB percentages66.3%, 77.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(135, 19.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135, 14.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK14.2%, 0%, 10.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,126,192
CSS custom property--colour: #A9C5B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#563A4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C0AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0BDB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A5C4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 15.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.6Light grey · ΔE 17.2Dark grey · ΔE 17.2Powder blue · ΔE 17.9Gainsboro · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5A9BE
Analogous#B0C5A9, #A9C5BE
Triadic#B0A9C5, #C5B0A9
Split complementary#BEA9C5, #C5A9B0
Tetradic#A9B0C5, #C5A9BE, #C5BEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EEE8
Lighter +10%#C7DACC
Darker −10%#8BB094
Darker −20%#6C9C78
Darker −30%#567F60
Darker −40%#416149
More saturated +25%#97D7A7
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R169
G197
B176
Red169 (66.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue135°
Saturation (HSL)19.44%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G C5 · B B0

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