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Colour

#AAFF55

  • #AAFF55
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#AAFF55 is a green with RGB values 170, 255, 85 and HSL 90°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#AAFF55#AAFF55
HEX#AAFF55
HEX (short)#AF5
RGBrgb(170, 255, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 1, 0.3333
RGB percentages66.7%, 100%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(90, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,206,485
CSS custom property--colour: #AAFF55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.14:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#5500AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEC3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEE664no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ACF5DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 11.8Yellow green · ΔE 20.8Lawn green · ΔE 22.3Chartreuse · ΔE 22.9Limegreen · ΔE 26.4Pale green · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA55FF
Analogous#FFFF55, #55FF55
Triadic#55AAFF, #FF55AA
Split complementary#5555FF, #FF55FF
Tetradic#55FFFF, #AA55FF, #FF5555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FFEE
Lighter +20%#DDFFBB
Lighter +10%#C3FF88
Darker −10%#90FF22
Darker −20%#77EE00
Darker −30%#5DBB00
Darker −40%#448800
More saturated +25%#AAFF55
Less saturated −25%#AAEA6A

Channel breakdown

R170
G255
B85
Red170 (66.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G FF · B 55

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