Recognised as Colour
#AEB596
- #AEB596
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#AEB596 is a green with RGB values 174, 181, 150 and HSL 74°, 17%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#AEB596#AEB596
HEX#AEB596
RGBrgb(174, 181, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7098, 0.5882
RGB percentages68.2%, 71%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(73.5, 17.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.5, 17.1%, 71%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 17.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,449,750
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB596;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#514A69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D96B5
Analogous#B5AD96, #9FB596
Triadic#96AEB5, #B596AE
Split complementary#969FB5, #AC96B5
Tetradic#96B5AC, #9D96B5, #B5969F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G181
B150
Red174 (68.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue73.55°
Saturation (HSL)17.32%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G B5 · B 96
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