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Colour

#AACC00

  • #AACC00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AACC00 is a green with RGB values 170, 204, 0 and HSL 70°, 100%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AACC00#AACC00
HEX#AACC00
HEX (short)#AC0
RGBrgb(170, 204, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 80%, 0%
HSLhsl(70, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70, 100%, 80%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,193,344
CSS custom property--colour: #AACC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#5533FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BF28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B4C1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.7Green yellow · ΔE 25.4Yellow · ΔE 28.8Gold · ΔE 33.7Olivedrab · ΔE 35.5Olive · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2200CC
Analogous#CC8800, #44CC00
Triadic#00AACC, #CC00AA
Split complementary#0044CC, #8800CC
Tetradic#00CC88, #2200CC, #CC0044

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFF99
Lighter +30%#E5FF66
Lighter +20%#DDFF33
Lighter +10%#D4FF00
Darker −10%#7F9900
Darker −20%#556600
Darker −30%#2A3300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AACC00
Less saturated −25%#99B319

Channel breakdown

R170
G204
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue70°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G CC · B 00

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