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Recognised as Colour

#AED659

  • #AED659
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AED659 is a green with RGB values 174, 214, 89 and HSL 79°, 60%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AED659#AED659
HEX#AED659
RGBrgb(174, 214, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8392, 0.349
RGB percentages68.2%, 83.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(79.2, 60.4%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.2, 58.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK18.7%, 0%, 58.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,458,137
CSS custom property--colour: #AED659;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#5129A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1C94Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC861no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CDBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.8Light green · ΔE 24.8Pale green · ΔE 26.2Olivedrab · ΔE 27Khaki · ΔE 27.2Dark khaki · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8159D6
Analogous#D6C059, #70D659
Triadic#59AED6, #D659AE
Split complementary#596FD6, #C059D6
Tetradic#59D6C0, #8159D6, #D6596F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFD
Lighter +30%#EAF4D4
Lighter +20%#D6EAAB
Lighter +10%#C2E082
Darker −10%#99CA32
Darker −20%#7AA128
Darker −30%#5B781E
Darker −40%#3C4F14
More saturated +25%#B7F03F
Less saturated −25%#A5BC73

Channel breakdown

R174
G214
B89
Red174 (68.2%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue79.2°
Saturation (HSL)60.39%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G D6 · B 59

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