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Colour

#A9CB00

  • #A9CB00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9CB00 is a green with RGB values 169, 203, 0 and HSL 70°, 100%, 40%. 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

#A9CB00#A9CB00
HEX#A9CB00
RGBrgb(169, 203, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7961, 0
RGB percentages66.3%, 79.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(70, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 100%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,127,552
CSS custom property--colour: #A9CB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#5634FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BE28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#B3C0ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.4Green yellow · ΔE 25.7Yellow · ΔE 29.2Gold · ΔE 33.8Olivedrab · ΔE 35.1Olive · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2200CB
Analogous#CB8700, #44CB00
Triadic#00A9CB, #CB00A9
Split complementary#0043CB, #8800CB
Tetradic#00CB88, #2200CB, #CB0043

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFF98
Lighter +30%#E5FF65
Lighter +20%#DDFF32
Lighter +10%#D3FE00
Darker −10%#7F9800
Darker −20%#546500
Darker −30%#2A3200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A9CB00
Less saturated −25%#98B219

Channel breakdown

R169
G203
B0
Red169 (66.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue70.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G CB · B 00

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