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Recognised as Colour

#A9E0C3

  • #A9E0C3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A9E0C3 is a green with RGB values 169, 224, 195 and HSL 148°, 47%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A9E0C3#A9E0C3
HEX#A9E0C3
RGBrgb(169, 224, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8784, 0.7647
RGB percentages66.3%, 87.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(148.4, 47%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.4, 24.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK24.6%, 0%, 12.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,133,123
CSS custom property--colour: #A9E0C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#561F3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DED8C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9EE0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Powder blue · ΔE 19Honeydew · ΔE 21.2Light cyan · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A9C6
Analogous#AAE0A9, #A9E0DF
Triadic#C3A9E0, #E0C3A9
Split complementary#DEA9E0, #E0A9AA
Tetradic#A9AAE0, #E0A9C6, #E0DEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FBF7
Lighter +10%#CEEEDD
Darker −10%#84D2A9
Darker −20%#5EC58F
Darker −30%#40B075
Darker −40%#328B5C
More saturated +25%#9AEFC2
Less saturated −25%#B8D1C4

Channel breakdown

R169
G224
B195
Red169 (66.3%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue148.36°
Saturation (HSL)47.01%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G E0 · B C3

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