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Colour

#AEDC56

  • #AEDC56
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AEDC56 is a green with RGB values 174, 220, 86 and HSL 81°, 66%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AEDC56#AEDC56
HEX#AEDC56
RGBrgb(174, 220, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8627, 0.3373
RGB percentages68.2%, 86.3%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(80.6, 65.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.6, 60.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 60.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,459,670
CSS custom property--colour: #AEDC56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.7 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#C9C9C9
Inverted#5123A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CE46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CC60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B5D2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 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

Yellow green · ΔE 9.8Light green · ΔE 25.5Pale green · ΔE 26.2Olivedrab · ΔE 30Green yellow · ΔE 30.2Khaki · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8456DC
Analogous#DCC756, #6BDC56
Triadic#56AEDC, #DC56AE
Split complementary#566BDC, #C756DC
Tetradic#56DCC7, #8456DC, #DC566B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF6D5
Lighter +20%#D7EEAB
Lighter +10%#C2E580
Darker −10%#9AD32C
Darker −20%#7BA923
Darker −30%#5C7F1A
Darker −40%#3E5512
More saturated +25%#B6F63D
Less saturated −25%#A6C370

Channel breakdown

R174
G220
B86
Red174 (68.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue80.6°
Saturation (HSL)65.69%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G DC · B 56

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