Colour

#A9EA6A

#A9EA6A
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#A9EA6A is a green with RGB values 169, 234, 106 and HSL 90°, 75%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#A9EA6A

RGBrgb(169, 234, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9176, 0.4157

RGB percentages66.3%, 91.8%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(90.5, 75.3%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90.5, 54.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK27.8%, 0%, 54.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,135,594

CSS custom property--colour: #A9EA6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.66:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#561595

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3DB5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ABE1CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.5 Pale green · ΔE 18.4 Light green · ΔE 18.7 Green yellow · ΔE 29.8 Limegreen · ΔE 30 Khaki · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB6AEA

Analogous#E9EA6A, #6AEA6B

Triadic#6AA9EA, #EA6AA9

Split complementary#6B6AEA, #EA6AE9

Tetradic#6AE9EA, #AB6AEA, #EA6B6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6FDF0

Lighter +20%#DDF7C3

Lighter +10%#C3F097

Darker −10%#8FE43D

Darker −20%#76D11D

Darker −30%#5CA417

Darker −40%#437711

More saturated +25%#A9FF55

Less saturated −25%#A9D57F

Channel breakdown

R169

G234

B106

Red169 (66.3%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue90.47°

Saturation (HSL)75.29%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A9 · G EA · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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