Colour

#AAE98E

#AAE98E
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#AAE98E is a green with RGB values 170, 233, 142 and HSL 102°, 67%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#AAE98E#AAE98E

HEX#AAE98E

RGBrgb(170, 233, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9137, 0.5569

RGB percentages66.7%, 91.4%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(101.5, 67.4%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.5, 39.1%, 91.4%)

CMYK27%, 0%, 39.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,200,910

CSS custom property--colour: #AAE98E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.76:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#551671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFDC87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5D693no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A8E3D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 10.3 Pale green · ΔE 12.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 27.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.9 Khaki · ΔE 28.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD8EE9

Analogous#D7E98E, #8EE9A0

Triadic#8EAAE9, #E98EAA

Split complementary#A08EE9, #E98ED7

Tetradic#8ED7E9, #CD8EE9, #E9A08E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAFAE3

Lighter +10%#CAF1B9

Darker −10%#8AE163

Darker −20%#6AD839

Darker −30%#52BA24

Darker −40%#3F8F1C

More saturated +25%#A4FA7D

Less saturated −25%#B0D89F

Channel breakdown

R170

G233

B142

Red170 (66.7%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue101.54°

Saturation (HSL)67.41%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AA · G E9 · B 8E

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Colour values

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