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Recognised as Colour

#A9D359

  • #A9D359
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9D359 is a green with RGB values 169, 211, 89 and HSL 81°, 58%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A9D359#A9D359
HEX#A9D359
RGBrgb(169, 211, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8275, 0.349
RGB percentages66.3%, 82.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(80.7, 58.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.7, 57.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK19.9%, 0%, 57.8%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,129,689
CSS custom property--colour: #A9D359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#562CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDC64Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C461no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AFCAB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.4Light green · ΔE 23.8Pale green · ΔE 25.4Olivedrab · ΔE 25.7Khaki · ΔE 27.5Dark khaki · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8359D3
Analogous#D3C059, #6CD359
Triadic#59A9D3, #D359A9
Split complementary#596CD3, #C059D3
Tetradic#59D3C0, #8359D3, #D3596C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFA
Lighter +30%#E8F3D2
Lighter +20%#D3E8AA
Lighter +10%#BEDE81
Darker −10%#93C534
Darker −20%#759D29
Darker −30%#57741F
Darker −40%#394C14
More saturated +25%#B1ED3F
Less saturated −25%#A1B973

Channel breakdown

R169
G211
B89
Red169 (66.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue80.66°
Saturation (HSL)58.1%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G D3 · B 59

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