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Recognised as Colour

#AED997

  • #AED997
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#AED997 is a green with RGB values 174, 217, 151 and HSL 99°, 46%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#AED997#AED997
HEX#AED997
RGBrgb(174, 217, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.851, 0.5922
RGB percentages68.2%, 85.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(99.1, 46.5%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.1, 30.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK19.8%, 0%, 30.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,458,967
CSS custom property--colour: #AED997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#512668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DECF93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7CB9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AED4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.8Dark khaki · ΔE 22.4Light green · ΔE 22.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.2Khaki · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C297D9
Analogous#CFD997, #97D9A1
Triadic#97AED9, #D997AE
Split complementary#A197D9, #D997CF
Tetradic#97CFD9, #C297D9, #D9A197

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F4E2
Lighter +10%#CBE7BC
Darker −10%#91CB72
Darker −20%#74BE4C
Darker −30%#5C9D3A
Darker −40%#46782C
More saturated +25%#A9EB85
Less saturated −25%#B3C7A9

Channel breakdown

R174
G217
B151
Red174 (68.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue99.09°
Saturation (HSL)46.48%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G D9 · B 97

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