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Colour

#AAFF00

  • #AAFF00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#AAFF00 is a green with RGB values 170, 255, 0 and HSL 80°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#AAFF00#AAFF00
HEX#AAFF00
HEX (short)#AF0
RGBrgb(170, 255, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 1, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 100%, 0%
HSLhsl(80, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80, 100%, 100%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,206,400
CSS custom property--colour: #AAFF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.01:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#5500FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE537no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFF3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 6.5Chartreuse · ΔE 13.9Lawn green · ΔE 14Yellow green · ΔE 31Lime · ΔE 32.3Yellow · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5500FF
Analogous#FFD500, #2BFF00
Triadic#00AAFF, #FF00AA
Split complementary#002AFF, #D400FF
Tetradic#00FFD5, #5500FF, #FF002B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFFCC
Lighter +30%#DDFF99
Lighter +20%#CCFF66
Lighter +10%#BBFF33
Darker −10%#88CC00
Darker −20%#669900
Darker −30%#446600
Darker −40%#223300
More saturated +25%#AAFF00
Less saturated −25%#9FDF20

Channel breakdown

R170
G255
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue80°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G FF · B 00

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