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Recognised as Colour

#86AE00

  • #86AE00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#86AE00 is a green with RGB values 134, 174, 0 and HSL 74°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#86AE00#86AE00
HEX#86AE00
RGBrgb(134, 174, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6824, 0
RGB percentages52.5%, 68.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(73.8, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.8, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK23%, 0%, 100%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,826,368
CSS custom property--colour: #86AE00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#7951FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A021no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8DA593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.6Olivedrab · ΔE 21.7Olive · ΔE 27Forest green · ΔE 31.7Green · ΔE 32.2Limegreen · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2800AE
Analogous#AE7F00, #2FAE00
Triadic#0086AE, #AE0086
Split complementary#002FAE, #7F00AE
Tetradic#00AE7F, #2800AE, #AE002F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1FF7B
Lighter +30%#D5FF48
Lighter +20%#C9FF15
Lighter +10%#ADE100
Darker −10%#5F7B00
Darker −20%#374800
Darker −30%#101500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#86AE00
Less saturated −25%#7A9816

Channel breakdown

R134
G174
B0
Red134 (52.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue73.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G AE · B 00

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