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Colour

#A9FF38

  • #A9FF38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#A9FF38 is a green with RGB values 169, 255, 56 and HSL 86°, 100%, 61%. 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

#A9FF38#A9FF38
HEX#A9FF38
RGBrgb(169, 255, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 1, 0.2196
RGB percentages66.3%, 100%, 22%
HSLhsl(85.9, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.9, 78%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,140,920
CSS custom property--colour: #A9FF38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.05:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#5600C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE54Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ACF4DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.9 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 text17.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 2.7Lawn green · ΔE 15.7Chartreuse · ΔE 16Yellow green · ΔE 25.2Limegreen · ΔE 29.6Lime · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 2.73, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E38FF
Analogous#FFF138, #46FF38
Triadic#38A9FF, #FF38A9
Split complementary#3846FF, #F138FF
Tetradic#38FFF1, #8E38FF, #FF3846

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBFFD1
Lighter +20%#D5FF9E
Lighter +10%#BFFF6B
Darker −10%#93FF05
Darker −20%#77D100
Darker −30%#5A9E00
Darker −40%#3D6B00
More saturated +25%#A9FF38
Less saturated −25%#A6E651

Channel breakdown

R169
G255
B56
Red169 (66.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue85.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G FF · B 38

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