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Recognised as Colour

#AEE37C

  • #AEE37C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AEE37C is a green with RGB values 174, 227, 124 and HSL 91°, 65%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#AEE37C#AEE37C
HEX#AEE37C
RGBrgb(174, 227, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8902, 0.4863
RGB percentages68.2%, 89%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(90.9, 64.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.9, 45.4%, 89%)
CMYK23.3%, 0%, 45.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,461,500
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE37C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#511C83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD674no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D282no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B0DBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.5Pale green · ΔE 16.5Yellow green · ΔE 23.6Khaki · ΔE 25.9Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)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#B17CE3
Analogous#E2E37C, #7CE37D
Triadic#7CAEE3, #E37CAE
Split complementary#7D7CE3, #E37CE2
Tetradic#7CE2E3, #B17CE3, #E37D7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFA
Lighter +20%#E2F5D0
Lighter +10%#C8ECA6
Darker −10%#94DA52
Darker −20%#7ACD2C
Darker −30%#61A323
Darker −40%#48791A
More saturated +25%#ADF768
Less saturated −25%#AFCF90

Channel breakdown

R174
G227
B124
Red174 (68.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue90.87°
Saturation (HSL)64.78%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E3 · B 7C

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