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Colour

#A9EE00

  • #A9EE00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#A9EE00 is a green with RGB values 169, 238, 0 and HSL 77°, 100%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#A9EE00#A9EE00
HEX#A9EE00
RGBrgb(169, 238, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9333, 0
RGB percentages66.3%, 93.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(77.4, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.4, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK29%, 0%, 100%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,136,512
CSS custom property--colour: #A9EE00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#5611FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBDC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1D832no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B0E3CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 7.3Lawn green · ΔE 20.1Chartreuse · ΔE 20.5Yellow green · ΔE 22.6Yellow · ΔE 30.1Limegreen · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4500EE
Analogous#EEBC00, #32EE00
Triadic#00A9EE, #EE00A9
Split complementary#0032EE, #BC00EE
Tetradic#00EEBC, #4500EE, #EE0032

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBFFBB
Lighter +30%#DCFF88
Lighter +20%#CEFF55
Lighter +10%#BFFF22
Darker −10%#85BB00
Darker −20%#618800
Darker −30%#3C5500
Darker −40%#182200
More saturated +25%#A9EE00
Less saturated −25%#9CD01E

Channel breakdown

R169
G238
B0
Red169 (66.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue77.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G EE · B 00

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