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Colour

#A9CDA9

  • #A9CDA9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A9CDA9 is a green with RGB values 169, 205, 169 and HSL 120°, 26%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A9CDA9#A9CDA9
HEX#A9CDA9
RGBrgb(169, 205, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8039, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.3%, 80.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(120, 26.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 17.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK17.6%, 0%, 17.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,128,233
CSS custom property--colour: #A9CDA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#563256

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFC6A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C2ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A6CBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.6Beige · ΔE 22.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 23.2Silver · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA9CD
Analogous#BBCDA9, #A9CDBB
Triadic#A9A9CD, #CDA9A9
Split complementary#BBA9CD, #CDA9BB
Tetradic#A9BBCD, #CDA9CD, #CDBBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF3EA
Lighter +10%#C9E0C9
Darker −10%#89BA89
Darker −20%#69A869
Darker −30%#518C51
Darker −40%#3F6C3F
More saturated +25%#98DE98
Less saturated −25%#BABCBA

Channel breakdown

R169
G205
B169
Red169 (66.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)26.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G CD · B A9

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