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Recognised as Colour

#AEE86C

  • #AEE86C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AEE86C is a green with RGB values 174, 232, 108 and HSL 88°, 73%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AEE86C#AEE86C
HEX#AEE86C
RGBrgb(174, 232, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.9098, 0.4235
RGB percentages68.2%, 91%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(88.1, 72.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.1, 53.4%, 91%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 53.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,462,764
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE86C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#511793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DA60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D574no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#B2DFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.9Light green · ΔE 18.6Pale green · ΔE 18.9Khaki · ΔE 30.9Green yellow · ΔE 32.1Limegreen · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A66CE8
Analogous#E8E46C, #70E86C
Triadic#6CAEE8, #E86CAE
Split complementary#6C70E8, #E46CE8
Tetradic#6CE8E4, #A66CE8, #E86C70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FDF0
Lighter +20%#DFF6C4
Lighter +10%#C6EF98
Darker −10%#96E140
Darker −20%#7DCE20
Darker −30%#62A219
Darker −40%#477612
More saturated +25%#AFFD57
Less saturated −25%#ADD381

Channel breakdown

R174
G232
B108
Red174 (68.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue88.06°
Saturation (HSL)72.94%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E8 · B 6C

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