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Recognised as Colour

#AAE396

  • #AAE396
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AAE396 is a green with RGB values 170, 227, 150 and HSL 104°, 58%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#AAE396#AAE396
HEX#AAE396
RGBrgb(170, 227, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8902, 0.5882
RGB percentages66.7%, 89%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(104.4, 57.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.4, 33.9%, 89%)
CMYK25.1%, 0%, 33.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,199,382
CSS custom property--colour: #AAE396;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#551C69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D791no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD29Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A8DECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.1Pale green · ΔE 18.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF96E3
Analogous#D1E396, #96E3A9
Triadic#96AAE3, #E396AA
Split complementary#A996E3, #E396D1
Tetradic#96D1E3, #CF96E3, #E3A996

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF8E7
Lighter +10%#CBEEBE
Darker −10%#89D86E
Darker −20%#69CE45
Darker −30%#51B12F
Darker −40%#3E8924
More saturated +25%#A2F485
Less saturated −25%#B2D2A7

Channel breakdown

R170
G227
B150
Red170 (66.7%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue104.42°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G E3 · B 96

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