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Recognised as Colour

#A9DE4E

  • #A9DE4E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9DE4E is a green with RGB values 169, 222, 78 and HSL 82°, 69%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A9DE4E#A9DE4E
HEX#A9DE4E
RGBrgb(169, 222, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8706, 0.3059
RGB percentages66.3%, 87.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(82.1, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.1, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK23.9%, 0%, 64.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,132,494
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DE4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#5621B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9CF3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CC59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.1Green yellow · ΔE 25.7Light green · ΔE 27.3Pale green · ΔE 27.5Limegreen · ΔE 30.6Olivedrab · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#834EDE
Analogous#DECB4E, #61DE4E
Triadic#4EA9DE, #DE4EA9
Split complementary#4E61DE, #CB4EDE
Tetradic#4EDECB, #834EDE, #DE4E61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFA
Lighter +30%#E8F6CF
Lighter +20%#D3EEA4
Lighter +10%#BEE679
Darker −10%#93D227
Darker −20%#75A71F
Darker −30%#577C17
Darker −40%#39510F
More saturated +25%#B0F834
Less saturated −25%#A2C468

Channel breakdown

R169
G222
B78
Red169 (66.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue82.08°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G DE · B 4E

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