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Recognised as Colour

#ACD99A

  • #ACD99A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#ACD99A is a green with RGB values 172, 217, 154 and HSL 103°, 45%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#ACD99A#ACD99A
HEX#ACD99A
RGBrgb(172, 217, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.851, 0.6039
RGB percentages67.5%, 85.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(102.9, 45.3%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.9, 29%, 85.1%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 29%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,327,898
CSS custom property--colour: #ACD99A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#532665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DECF96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6CB9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.7Light green · ΔE 23.1Dark khaki · ΔE 23.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C79AD9
Analogous#CBD99A, #9AD9A7
Triadic#9AACD9, #D99AAC
Split complementary#A79AD9, #D99ACB
Tetradic#9ACBD9, #C79AD9, #D9A79A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F5E4
Lighter +10%#CAE7BF
Darker −10%#8ECB75
Darker −20%#6FBD50
Darker −30%#589E3C
Darker −40%#43792E
More saturated +25%#A5EA89
Less saturated −25%#B3C8AB

Channel breakdown

R172
G217
B154
Red172 (67.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue102.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.32%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G D9 · B 9A

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