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Recognised as Colour

#AAE6A3

  • #AAE6A3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AAE6A3 is a green with RGB values 170, 230, 163 and HSL 114°, 57%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#AAE6A3#AAE6A3
HEX#AAE6A3
RGBrgb(170, 230, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.902, 0.6392
RGB percentages66.7%, 90.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(113.7, 57.3%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.7, 29.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK26.1%, 0%, 29.1%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,200,163
CSS custom property--colour: #AAE6A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#55195C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EADA9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0D5A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A5E2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1Pale green · ΔE 21Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.1Aquamarine · ΔE 22.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA3E6
Analogous#CCE6A3, #A3E6BD
Triadic#A3AAE6, #E6A3AA
Split complementary#BDA3E6, #E6A3CC
Tetradic#A3CCE6, #DFA3E6, #E6BDA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FCF3
Lighter +10%#CFF1CB
Darker −10%#85DB7B
Darker −20%#60D053
Darker −30%#42BD33
Darker −40%#349528
More saturated +25%#9EF594
Less saturated −25%#B6D7B2

Channel breakdown

R170
G230
B163
Red170 (66.7%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue113.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.26%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G E6 · B A3

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