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Recognised as Colour

#AAFF8C

  • #AAFF8C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#AAFF8C is a green with RGB values 170, 255, 140 and HSL 104°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#AAFF8C#AAFF8C
HEX#AAFF8C
RGBrgb(170, 255, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 1, 0.549
RGB percentages66.7%, 100%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(104.3, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.3, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 45.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,206,540
CSS custom property--colour: #AAFF8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.39:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#550073

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEE83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E793no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#A6F8E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 8.8Light green · ΔE 11.6Yellow green · ΔE 26.7Medium spring green · ΔE 29Spring green · ΔE 31.1Limegreen · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E18CFF
Analogous#E4FF8C, #8CFFA7
Triadic#8CAAFF, #FF8CAA
Split complementary#A78CFF, #FF8CE4
Tetradic#8CE4FF, #E18CFF, #FFA78C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FFF2
Lighter +10%#D0FFBF
Darker −10%#84FF59
Darker −20%#5FFF26
Darker −30%#3FF200
Darker −40%#32BF00
More saturated +25%#AAFF8C
Less saturated −25%#B1F19A

Channel breakdown

R170
G255
B140
Red170 (66.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue104.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G FF · B 8C

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