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Colour

#AED959

  • #AED959
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AED959 is a green with RGB values 174, 217, 89 and HSL 80°, 63%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AED959#AED959
HEX#AED959
RGBrgb(174, 217, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.851, 0.349
RGB percentages68.2%, 85.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(80.2, 62.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.2, 59%, 85.1%)
CMYK19.8%, 0%, 59%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,458,905
CSS custom property--colour: #AED959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#5126A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4CC4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECA62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B5D0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.7Light green · ΔE 24.6Pale green · ΔE 25.7Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3Khaki · ΔE 28.5Dark khaki · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8459D9
Analogous#D9C459, #6ED959
Triadic#59AED9, #D959AE
Split complementary#596ED9, #C459D9
Tetradic#59D9C4, #8459D9, #D9596E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF6D6
Lighter +20%#D7ECAC
Lighter +10%#C2E383
Darker −10%#9AD030
Darker −20%#7BA626
Darker −30%#5C7D1C
Darker −40%#3E5313
More saturated +25%#B6F33F
Less saturated −25%#A6C072

Channel breakdown

R174
G217
B89
Red174 (68.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue80.16°
Saturation (HSL)62.75%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G D9 · B 59

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