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Recognised as Colour

#A9EB85

  • #A9EB85
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A9EB85 is a green with RGB values 169, 235, 133 and HSL 99°, 72%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A9EB85#A9EB85
HEX#A9EB85
RGBrgb(169, 235, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9216, 0.5216
RGB percentages66.3%, 92.2%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(98.8, 71.8%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.8, 43.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK28.1%, 0%, 43.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,135,877
CSS custom property--colour: #A9EB85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#56147A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2DD7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D78Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#A8E4D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.8Pale green · ΔE 11.4Yellow green · ΔE 25.8Khaki · ΔE 29.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 30Dark seagreen · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C785EB
Analogous#DCEB85, #85EB94
Triadic#85A9EB, #EB85A9
Split complementary#9485EB, #EB85DC
Tetradic#85DCEB, #C785EB, #EB9485

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F9DD
Lighter +10%#C8F2B1
Darker −10%#8AE459
Darker −20%#6BDD2D
Darker −30%#55B91E
Darker −40%#418D17
More saturated +25%#A4FD73
Less saturated −25%#AED997

Channel breakdown

R169
G235
B133
Red169 (66.3%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue98.82°
Saturation (HSL)71.83%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G EB · B 85

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