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Recognised as Colour

#A9E768

  • #A9E768
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9E768 is a green with RGB values 169, 231, 104 and HSL 89°, 73%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A9E768#A9E768
HEX#A9E768
RGBrgb(169, 231, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9059, 0.4078
RGB percentages66.3%, 90.6%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(89.3, 72.6%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 55%, 90.6%)
CMYK26.8%, 0%, 55%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,134,824
CSS custom property--colour: #A9E768;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#561897

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0D85Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D471no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ACDECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.8Light green · ΔE 18.9Pale green · ΔE 19Green yellow · ΔE 30.6Limegreen · ΔE 30.7Khaki · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A668E7
Analogous#E7E568, #6AE768
Triadic#68A9E7, #E768A9
Split complementary#686AE7, #E568E7
Tetradic#68E7E5, #A668E7, #E7686A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FCEC
Lighter +20%#DBF5C0
Lighter +10%#C2EE94
Darker −10%#90E03C
Darker −20%#76C920
Darker −30%#5D9D19
Darker −40%#437112
More saturated +25%#AAFD52
Less saturated −25%#A8D17E

Channel breakdown

R169
G231
B104
Red169 (66.3%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue89.29°
Saturation (HSL)72.57%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G E7 · B 68

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