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Recognised as Colour

#A9E470

  • #A9E470
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A9E470 is a green with RGB values 169, 228, 112 and HSL 91°, 68%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A9E470#A9E470
HEX#A9E470
RGBrgb(169, 228, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8941, 0.4392
RGB percentages66.3%, 89.4%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(90.5, 68.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.5, 50.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK25.9%, 0%, 50.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,134,064
CSS custom property--colour: #A9E470;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#561B8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD666no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D177no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ABDCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.9Pale green · ΔE 16.8Yellow green · ΔE 18.2Khaki · ΔE 29.9Olivedrab · ΔE 31.4Dark khaki · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB70E4
Analogous#E3E470, #70E471
Triadic#70A9E4, #E470A9
Split complementary#7170E4, #E470E3
Tetradic#70E3E4, #AB70E4, #E47170

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FCF1
Lighter +20%#DDF4C6
Lighter +10%#C3EC9B
Darker −10%#8FDC45
Darker −20%#76C826
Darker −30%#5C9D1E
Darker −40%#437216
More saturated +25%#A9F95B
Less saturated −25%#A9CF85

Channel breakdown

R169
G228
B112
Red169 (66.3%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue90.52°
Saturation (HSL)68.24%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G E4 · B 70

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