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Recognised as Colour

#A9EFAA

  • #A9EFAA
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#A9EFAA is a green with RGB values 169, 239, 170 and HSL 121°, 69%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#A9EFAA#A9EFAA
HEX#A9EFAA
RGBrgb(169, 239, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9373, 0.6667
RGB percentages66.3%, 93.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(120.9, 68.6%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.9, 29.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK29.3%, 0%, 28.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,136,938
CSS custom property--colour: #A9EFAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#561055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E2A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7DBAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A2EBDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.5Pale green · ΔE 18Aquamarine · ΔE 20.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFA9EE
Analogous#CBEFA9, #A9EFCD
Triadic#AAA9EF, #EFAAA9
Split complementary#CDA9EF, #EFA9CB
Tetradic#A9CBEF, #EFA9EE, #EFCDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D4F7D5
Darker −10%#7EE780
Darker −20%#53DF55
Darker −30%#28D72B
Darker −40%#20AC22
More saturated +25%#9CFC9E
Less saturated −25%#B6E2B6

Channel breakdown

R169
G239
B170
Red169 (66.3%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue120.86°
Saturation (HSL)68.63%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G EF · B AA

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