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Recognised as Colour

#AEC5A3

  • #AEC5A3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#AEC5A3 is a green with RGB values 174, 197, 163 and HSL 101°, 23%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#AEC5A3#AEC5A3
HEX#AEC5A3
RGBrgb(174, 197, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7725, 0.6392
RGB percentages68.2%, 77.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(100.6, 22.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.6, 17.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK11.7%, 0%, 17.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,453,859
CSS custom property--colour: #AEC5A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#513A5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8BFA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BDA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AEC2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 20.2Beige · ΔE 21.5Light grey · ΔE 21.6Tan · ΔE 21.6Dark grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA3C5
Analogous#BFC5A3, #A3C5A9
Triadic#A3AEC5, #C5A3AE
Split complementary#A9A3C5, #C5A3BF
Tetradic#A3BFC5, #BAA3C5, #C5A9A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5ECE2
Lighter +10%#CAD9C2
Darker −10%#92B184
Darker −20%#779E64
Darker −30%#5F7F50
Darker −40%#48603C
More saturated +25%#A7D890
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R174
G197
B163
Red174 (68.2%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue100.59°
Saturation (HSL)22.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G C5 · B A3

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