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Recognised as Colour

#A9EEAC

  • #A9EEAC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A9EEAC is a green with RGB values 169, 238, 172 and HSL 123°, 67%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A9EEAC#A9EEAC
HEX#A9EEAC
RGBrgb(169, 238, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9333, 0.6745
RGB percentages66.3%, 93.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(122.6, 67%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.6, 29%, 93.3%)
CMYK29%, 0%, 27.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,136,684
CSS custom property--colour: #A9EEAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#561153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1E2A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6DBB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A1EADCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.9Pale green · ΔE 19.5Aquamarine · ΔE 19.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA9EB
Analogous#C8EEA9, #A9EECF
Triadic#ACA9EE, #EEACA9
Split complementary#CFA9EE, #EEA9C8
Tetradic#A9C8EE, #EEA9EB, #EECFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFE
Lighter +10%#D4F6D5
Darker −10%#7EE683
Darker −20%#54DD5A
Darker −30%#2AD431
Darker −40%#22A927
More saturated +25%#9CFBA0
Less saturated −25%#B6E1B8

Channel breakdown

R169
G238
B172
Red169 (66.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue122.61°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G EE · B AC

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