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Recognised as Colour

#A9FF2D

  • #A9FF2D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#A9FF2D is a green with RGB values 169, 255, 45 and HSL 85°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#A9FF2D#A9FF2D
HEX#A9FF2D
RGBrgb(169, 255, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 1, 0.1765
RGB percentages66.3%, 100%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(84.6, 100%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.6, 82.4%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 82.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,140,909
CSS custom property--colour: #A9FF2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.03:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#5600D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE547no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#ADF4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 1.5Lawn green · ΔE 14.5Chartreuse · ΔE 14.7Yellow green · ΔE 26.9Limegreen · ΔE 31.1Lime · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 1.49, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#832DFF
Analogous#FFEC2D, #40FF2D
Triadic#2DA9FF, #FF2DA9
Split complementary#2D40FF, #EC2DFF
Tetradic#2DFFEC, #832DFF, #FF2D40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFFF9
Lighter +30%#E8FFC6
Lighter +20%#D3FF93
Lighter +10%#BEFF60
Darker −10%#93F900
Darker −20%#75C600
Darker −30%#579300
Darker −40%#396000
More saturated +25%#A9FF2D
Less saturated −25%#A4E547

Channel breakdown

R169
G255
B45
Red169 (66.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue84.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G FF · B 2D

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