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Recognised as Colour

#AEE48C

  • #AEE48C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AEE48C is a green with RGB values 174, 228, 140 and HSL 97°, 62%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#AEE48C#AEE48C
HEX#AEE48C
RGBrgb(174, 228, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8941, 0.549
RGB percentages68.2%, 89.4%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(96.8, 62%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.8, 38.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 38.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,461,772
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE48C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#511B73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD886no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2D391no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AEDECEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.7Pale green · ΔE 16.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.1Khaki · ΔE 25.4Dark khaki · ΔE 26.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28CE4
Analogous#DAE48C, #8CE496
Triadic#8CAEE4, #E48CAE
Split complementary#968CE4, #E48CDA
Tetradic#8CDAE4, #C28CE4, #E4968C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F7DF
Lighter +10%#CBEEB5
Darker −10%#91DA63
Darker −20%#74D139
Darker −30%#5CAE29
Darker −40%#46851F
More saturated +25%#AAF67A
Less saturated −25%#B2D29E

Channel breakdown

R174
G228
B140
Red174 (68.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue96.82°
Saturation (HSL)61.97%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E4 · B 8C

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