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Recognised as Colour

#AAE474

  • #AAE474
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AAE474 is a green with RGB values 170, 228, 116 and HSL 91°, 67%, 67%. 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

#AAE474#AAE474
HEX#AAE474
RGBrgb(170, 228, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8941, 0.4549
RGB percentages66.7%, 89.4%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(91.1, 67.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.1, 49.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK25.4%, 0%, 49.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,199,604
CSS custom property--colour: #AAE474;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#551B8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD66Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D27Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ACDCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 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 text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.9Pale green · ΔE 16.2Yellow green · ΔE 19.9Khaki · ΔE 28.8Olivedrab · ΔE 31.3Dark khaki · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE74E4
Analogous#E2E474, #74E476
Triadic#74AAE4, #E474AA
Split complementary#7674E4, #E474E2
Tetradic#74E2E4, #AE74E4, #E47674

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FDF4
Lighter +20%#DEF5C9
Lighter +10%#C4EC9F
Darker −10%#90DC49
Darker −20%#76CB27
Darker −30%#5DA01F
Darker −40%#447517
More saturated +25%#A9F95F
Less saturated −25%#ABCF89

Channel breakdown

R170
G228
B116
Red170 (66.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue91.07°
Saturation (HSL)67.47%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G E4 · B 74

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