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Recognised as Colour

#AAE056

  • #AAE056
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AAE056 is a green with RGB values 170, 224, 86 and HSL 83°, 69%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AAE056#AAE056
HEX#AAE056
RGBrgb(170, 224, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8784, 0.3373
RGB percentages66.7%, 87.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(83.5, 69%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.5, 61.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK24.1%, 0%, 61.6%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,198,550
CSS custom property--colour: #AAE056;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#551FA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD246no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CE60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.2Light green · ΔE 24.9Pale green · ΔE 25.1Green yellow · ΔE 27.4Limegreen · ΔE 30.9Olivedrab · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C56E0
Analogous#E0D156, #65E056
Triadic#56AAE0, #E056AA
Split complementary#5665E0, #D156E0
Tetradic#56E0D1, #8C56E0, #E05665

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF8D7
Lighter +20%#D5F0AC
Lighter +10%#C0E881
Darker −10%#94D82B
Darker −20%#78B020
Darker −30%#5A8518
Darker −40%#3D5A10
More saturated +25%#AFF93D
Less saturated −25%#A5C76F

Channel breakdown

R170
G224
B86
Red170 (66.7%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue83.48°
Saturation (HSL)69%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G E0 · B 56

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