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Recognised as Colour

#A9FD9E

  • #A9FD9E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#A9FD9E is a green with RGB values 169, 253, 158 and HSL 113°, 96%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#A9FD9E#A9FD9E
HEX#A9FD9E
RGBrgb(169, 253, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9922, 0.6196
RGB percentages66.3%, 99.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(113.1, 96%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.1, 37.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 0%, 37.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,140,510
CSS custom property--colour: #A9FD9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.23:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#560261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEE97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E6A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2F7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 5.5Light green · ΔE 6.5Aquamarine · ΔE 28Medium spring green · ΔE 28.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.5Yellow green · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F29EFD
Analogous#D8FD9E, #9EFDC3
Triadic#9EA9FD, #FD9EA9
Split complementary#C39EFD, #FD9ED9
Tetradic#9ED8FD, #F29EFD, #FDC39E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5FED0
Darker −10%#7DFC6C
Darker −20%#50FB3A
Darker −30%#24FA08
Darker −40%#1BCB04
More saturated +25%#A7FF9C
Less saturated −25%#B3F1AA

Channel breakdown

R169
G253
B158
Red169 (66.3%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue113.05°
Saturation (HSL)95.96%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G FD · B 9E

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