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Recognised as Colour

#AAE99C

  • #AAE99C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AAE99C is a green with RGB values 170, 233, 156 and HSL 109°, 64%, 76%. 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

#AAE99C#AAE99C
HEX#AAE99C
RGBrgb(170, 233, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9137, 0.6118
RGB percentages66.7%, 91.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(109.1, 63.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.1, 33%, 91.4%)
CMYK27%, 0%, 33%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,200,924
CSS custom property--colour: #AAE99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#551663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDDD97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D7A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E4D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.5Pale green · ΔE 16.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.2Aquamarine · ΔE 25Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9CE9
Analogous#D0E99C, #9CE9B5
Triadic#9CAAE9, #E99CAA
Split complementary#B59CE9, #E99CD1
Tetradic#9CD0E9, #DB9CE9, #E9B59C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FCEF
Lighter +10%#CEF2C6
Darker −10%#86E072
Darker −20%#62D649
Darker −30%#46C12B
Darker −40%#379722
More saturated +25%#A0F88D
Less saturated −25%#B4DAAB

Channel breakdown

R170
G233
B156
Red170 (66.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue109.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G E9 · B 9C

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