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Recognised as Colour

#AACA9C

  • #AACA9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#AACA9C is a green with RGB values 170, 202, 156 and HSL 102°, 30%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#AACA9C#AACA9C
HEX#AACA9C
RGBrgb(170, 202, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7922, 0.6118
RGB percentages66.7%, 79.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(101.7, 30.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.7, 22.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK15.8%, 0%, 22.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,192,988
CSS custom property--colour: #AACA9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#553563

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CEC399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C09Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AAC6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BC9CCA
Analogous#C1CA9C, #9CCAA5
Triadic#9CAACA, #CA9CAA
Split complementary#A59CCA, #CA9CC1
Tetradic#9CC1CA, #BC9CCA, #CAA59C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3EEDE
Lighter +10%#C7DCBD
Darker −10%#8DB87B
Darker −20%#71A65A
Darker −30%#5A8647
Darker −40%#446436
More saturated +25%#A3DD89
Less saturated −25%#B1B7AF

Channel breakdown

R170
G202
B156
Red170 (66.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue101.74°
Saturation (HSL)30.26%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G CA · B 9C

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