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Colour

#AAE88C

  • #AAE88C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AAE88C is a green with RGB values 170, 232, 140 and HSL 100°, 67%, 73%. 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

#AAE88C#AAE88C
HEX#AAE88C
RGBrgb(170, 232, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9098, 0.549
RGB percentages66.7%, 91%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(100.4, 66.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.4, 39.7%, 91%)
CMYK26.7%, 0%, 39.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,200,652
CSS custom property--colour: #AAE88C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#551773

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEDB85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D591no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9E2D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 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 text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 10.5Pale green · ΔE 13.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 27.7Khaki · ΔE 28Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.1Yellow green · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8CE8
Analogous#D8E88C, #8CE89C
Triadic#8CAAE8, #E88CAA
Split complementary#9C8CE8, #E88CD8
Tetradic#8CD8E8, #CA8CE8, #E89C8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F9E1
Lighter +10%#C9F1B7
Darker −10%#8BE062
Darker −20%#6BD737
Darker −30%#54B725
Darker −40%#418C1C
More saturated +25%#A4F97B
Less saturated −25%#B0D79D

Channel breakdown

R170
G232
B140
Red170 (66.7%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue100.43°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G E8 · B 8C

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