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Recognised as Colour

#AEC9B4

  • #AEC9B4
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#AEC9B4 is a green with RGB values 174, 201, 180 and HSL 133°, 20%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#AEC9B4#AEC9B4
HEX#AEC9B4
RGBrgb(174, 201, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7882, 0.7059
RGB percentages68.2%, 78.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(133.3, 20%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.3, 13.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK13.4%, 0%, 10.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,454,900
CSS custom property--colour: #AEC9B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#51364B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C4B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C1B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ABC8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 15.1Light grey · ΔE 16.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.3Gainsboro · ΔE 17.7Dark grey · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9AEC3
Analogous#B5C9AE, #AEC9C2
Triadic#B4AEC9, #C9B4AE
Split complementary#C2AEC9, #C9AEB5
Tetradic#AEB5C9, #C9AEC3, #C9C2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF2ED
Lighter +10%#CDDDD0
Darker −10%#8FB598
Darker −20%#71A07B
Darker −30%#598563
Darker −40%#44674C
More saturated +25%#9DDAAB
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R174
G201
B180
Red174 (68.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue133.33°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G C9 · B B4

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