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Recognised as Colour

#AEE421

  • #AEE421
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#AEE421 is a green with RGB values 174, 228, 33 and HSL 77°, 78%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#AEE421#AEE421
HEX#AEE421
RGBrgb(174, 228, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8941, 0.1294
RGB percentages68.2%, 89.4%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(76.6, 78.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.6, 85.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 85.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,461,665
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE421;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.92:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#511BDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1D400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD13Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#B6D9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 14.1Yellow green · ΔE 14.4Lawn green · ΔE 27.9Yellow · ΔE 28.5Chartreuse · ΔE 28.5Limegreen · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5721E4
Analogous#E4B921, #4CE421
Triadic#21AEE4, #E421AE
Split complementary#214CE4, #B921E4
Tetradic#21E4B9, #5721E4, #E4214C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0FAD7
Lighter +30%#E0F5A9
Lighter +20%#CFEF7C
Lighter +10%#BFEA4E
Darker −10%#8EBB17
Darker −20%#6B8E11
Darker −30%#49600C
Darker −40%#263306
More saturated +25%#BAFF06
Less saturated −25%#A0C540

Channel breakdown

R174
G228
B33
Red174 (68.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue76.62°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E4 · B 21

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