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Recognised as Colour

#A9D6B6

  • #A9D6B6
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A9D6B6 is a green with RGB values 169, 214, 182 and HSL 137°, 35%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A9D6B6#A9D6B6
HEX#A9D6B6
RGBrgb(169, 214, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8392, 0.7137
RGB percentages66.3%, 83.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(137.3, 35.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.3, 21%, 83.9%)
CMYK21%, 0%, 15%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,130,550
CSS custom property--colour: #A9D6B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#562949

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6CEB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEC9B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2D5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.3Powder blue · ΔE 20.7Beige · ΔE 22Honeydew · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6A9C9
Analogous#B2D6A9, #A9D6CD
Triadic#B6A9D6, #D6B6A9
Split complementary#CDA9D6, #D6A9B2
Tetradic#A9B2D6, #D6A9C9, #D6CDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF7F1
Lighter +10%#CCE6D3
Darker −10%#86C699
Darker −20%#64B57B
Darker −30%#4A9C62
Darker −40%#3A794C
More saturated +25%#99E6AF
Less saturated −25%#B9C6BD

Channel breakdown

R169
G214
B182
Red169 (66.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue137.33°
Saturation (HSL)35.43%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G D6 · B B6

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