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Recognised as Colour

#AAD8A8

  • #AAD8A8
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#AAD8A8 is a green with RGB values 170, 216, 168 and HSL 118°, 38%, 75%. 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

#AAD8A8#AAD8A8
HEX#AAD8A8
RGBrgb(170, 216, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8471, 0.6588
RGB percentages66.7%, 84.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(117.5, 38.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.5, 22.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK21.3%, 0%, 22.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,196,584
CSS custom property--colour: #AAD8A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.1:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#552757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DACFA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3CAAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A6D5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 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 text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 23.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.5Beige · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6A8D8
Analogous#C2D8A8, #A8D8BE
Triadic#A8AAD8, #D8A8AA
Split complementary#BEA8D8, #D8A8C2
Tetradic#A8C2D8, #D6A8D8, #D8BEA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF8EE
Lighter +10%#CCE8CB
Darker −10%#88C885
Darker −20%#65B862
Darker −30%#4BA048
Darker −40%#3B7C38
More saturated +25%#9CE898
Less saturated −25%#B8C8B8

Channel breakdown

R170
G216
B168
Red170 (66.7%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue117.5°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G D8 · B A8

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