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Recognised as Colour

#AED738

  • #AED738
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AED738 is a green with RGB values 174, 215, 56 and HSL 75°, 67%, 53%. 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

#AED738#AED738
HEX#AED738
RGBrgb(174, 215, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8431, 0.2196
RGB percentages68.2%, 84.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(75.5, 66.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.5, 74%, 84.3%)
CMYK19.1%, 0%, 74%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,458,360
CSS custom property--colour: #AED738;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#5128C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3C915no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B7CCB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 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 text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6Green yellow · ΔE 24.8Yellow · ΔE 32.9Olivedrab · ΔE 33Limegreen · ΔE 34.5Light green · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6138D7
Analogous#D7B038, #5FD738
Triadic#38AED7, #D738AE
Split complementary#385ED7, #B138D7
Tetradic#38D7B1, #6138D7, #D7385E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9E2
Lighter +30%#E2F1B7
Lighter +20%#D1E88D
Lighter +10%#BFE062
Darker −10%#91B725
Darker −20%#708D1C
Darker −30%#4E6214
Darker −40%#2C380B
More saturated +25%#BCF51A
Less saturated −25%#A0B956

Channel breakdown

R174
G215
B56
Red174 (68.2%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue75.47°
Saturation (HSL)66.53%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G D7 · B 38

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