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Recognised as Colour

#AABCA9

  • #AABCA9
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#AABCA9 is a green with RGB values 170, 188, 169 and HSL 117°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#AABCA9#AABCA9
HEX#AABCA9
RGBrgb(170, 188, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7373, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.7%, 73.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(116.8, 12.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.8, 10.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK9.6%, 0%, 10.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,189,417
CSS custom property--colour: #AABCA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#554356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB8A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB6AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A9BBB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.4Light grey · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.7Gainsboro · ΔE 18.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA9BC
Analogous#B3BCA9, #A9BCB2
Triadic#A9AABC, #BCA9AA
Split complementary#B2A9BC, #BCA9B3
Tetradic#A9B3BC, #BBA9BC, #BCB2A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E9E2
Lighter +10%#C6D2C6
Darker −10%#8EA68C
Darker −20%#718F70
Darker −30%#5B7359
Darker −40%#445643
More saturated +25%#99CF96
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R170
G188
B169
Red170 (66.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue116.84°
Saturation (HSL)12.42%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G BC · B A9

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