Colour

#AAEEAA

#AAEEAA
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#AAEEAA is a green with RGB values 170, 238, 170 and HSL 120°, 67%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#AAEEAA#AAEEAA

HEX#AAEEAA

HEX (short)#AEA

RGBrgb(170, 238, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9333, 0.6667

RGB percentages66.7%, 93.3%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(120, 66.7%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 28.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK28.6%, 0%, 28.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,202,218

CSS custom property--colour: #AAEEAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#551155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1E2A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6DBAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A3EADCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.2 Pale green · ΔE 18.8 Aquamarine · ΔE 20.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEAAEE

Analogous#CCEEAA, #AAEECC

Triadic#AAAAEE, #EEAAAA

Split complementary#CCAAEE, #EEAACC

Tetradic#AACCEE, #EEAAEE, #EECCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D5F7D5

Darker −10%#7FE67F

Darker −20%#55DD55

Darker −30%#2AD52A

Darker −40%#22AA22

More saturated +25%#9DFB9D

Less saturated −25%#B7E1B7

Channel breakdown

R170

G238

B170

Red170 (66.7%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AA · G EE · B AA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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