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Recognised as Colour

#A9CA27

  • #A9CA27
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9CA27 is a green with RGB values 169, 202, 39 and HSL 72°, 68%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A9CA27#A9CA27
HEX#A9CA27
RGBrgb(169, 202, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7922, 0.1529
RGB percentages66.3%, 79.2%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(72.1, 67.6%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.1, 80.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK16.3%, 0%, 80.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,127,335
CSS custom property--colour: #A9CA27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#5635D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BD39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B3BFADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.7Green yellow · ΔE 28.8Olivedrab · ΔE 30.1Yellow · ΔE 33.3Olive · ΔE 33.5Gold · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4827CA
Analogous#CA9927, #58CA27
Triadic#27A9CA, #CA27A9
Split complementary#2758CA, #9927CA
Tetradic#27CA99, #4827CA, #CA2758

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF4C9
Lighter +30%#DCEC9E
Lighter +20%#CDE473
Lighter +10%#BEDC48
Darker −10%#859F1F
Darker −20%#617516
Darker −30%#3E4A0E
Darker −40%#1A1F06
More saturated +25%#BBE809
Less saturated −25%#97AC45

Channel breakdown

R169
G202
B39
Red169 (66.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue72.15°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G CA · B 27

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