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Recognised as Colour

#A9EE50

  • #A9EE50
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9EE50 is a green with RGB values 169, 238, 80 and HSL 86°, 82%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A9EE50#A9EE50
HEX#A9EE50
RGBrgb(169, 238, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9333, 0.3137
RGB percentages66.3%, 93.3%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(86.2, 82.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.2, 66.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK29%, 0%, 66.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,136,592
CSS custom property--colour: #A9EE50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.03:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#5611AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9DD3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD85Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ADE4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.7Green yellow · ΔE 17.5Limegreen · ΔE 26.9Pale green · ΔE 28.7Lawn green · ΔE 29.2Light green · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9550EE
Analogous#EEE450, #5AEE50
Triadic#50A9EE, #EE50A9
Split complementary#505AEE, #E450EE
Tetradic#50EEE4, #9550EE, #EE505A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFCDB
Lighter +20%#D7F7AD
Lighter +10%#C0F37E
Darker −10%#92E922
Darker −20%#77C513
Darker −30%#5B960F
Darker −40%#3F680A
More saturated +25%#ABFF3F
Less saturated −25%#A6D668

Channel breakdown

R169
G238
B80
Red169 (66.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue86.2°
Saturation (HSL)82.29%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G EE · B 50

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