Colour

#AECC39

#AECC39
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#AECC39 is a green with RGB values 174, 204, 57 and HSL 72°, 59%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AECC39#AECC39

HEX#AECC39

RGBrgb(174, 204, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8, 0.2235

RGB percentages68.2%, 80%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(72.2, 59%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.2, 72.1%, 80%)

CMYK14.7%, 0%, 72.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,455,545

CSS custom property--colour: #AECC39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#5133C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C01Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C046no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B8C1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 28 Khaki · ΔE 31.7 Green yellow · ΔE 31.7 Olive · ΔE 31.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5739CC

Analogous#CCA139, #65CC39

Triadic#39AECC, #CC39AE

Split complementary#3965CC, #A039CC

Tetradic#39CCA0, #5739CC, #CC3965

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0F6DB

Lighter +30%#E0EBB3

Lighter +20%#CFE18A

Lighter +10%#BFD662

Darker −10%#8EA72B

Darker −20%#6B7E21

Darker −30%#495616

Darker −40%#262D0C

More saturated +25%#C0EB1A

Less saturated −25%#9CAD58

Channel breakdown

R174

G204

B57

Red174 (68.2%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue72.24°

Saturation (HSL)59.04%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AE · G CC · B 39

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Colour values

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