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Colour

#AAFF09

  • #AAFF09
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#AAFF09 is a green with RGB values 170, 255, 9 and HSL 81°, 100%, 52%. 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

#AAFF09#AAFF09
HEX#AAFF09
RGBrgb(170, 255, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 1, 0.0353
RGB percentages66.7%, 100%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(80.7, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.7, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 96.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,206,409
CSS custom property--colour: #AAFF09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80086WCAG 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 17.02:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#5500F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#AFF3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.3 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 text17.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 5.8Chartreuse · ΔE 13.9Lawn green · ΔE 14Yellow green · ΔE 30.5Lime · ΔE 32.3Yellow · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E09FF
Analogous#FFD909, #2FFF09
Triadic#09AAFF, #FF09AA
Split complementary#092FFF, #D909FF
Tetradic#09FFD9, #5E09FF, #FF092F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0FFD5
Lighter +30%#DFFFA2
Lighter +20%#CDFF6F
Lighter +10%#BCFF3C
Darker −10%#8BD500
Darker −20%#6AA200
Darker −30%#496F00
Darker −40%#273C00
More saturated +25%#AAFF09
Less saturated −25%#A0E028

Channel breakdown

R170
G255
B9
Red170 (66.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue80.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G FF · B 09

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