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Recognised as Colour

#AEE8AE

  • #AEE8AE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#AEE8AE is a green with RGB values 174, 232, 174 and HSL 120°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#AEE8AE#AEE8AE
HEX#AEE8AE
RGBrgb(174, 232, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.9098, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.2%, 91%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(120, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 25%, 91%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 25%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,462,830
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE8AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.95:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#511751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBDDABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1D7B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#A8E5D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.1Aquamarine · ΔE 21.1Light green · ΔE 22.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.1Pale green · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8AEE8
Analogous#CBE8AE, #AEE8CB
Triadic#AEAEE8, #E8AEAE
Split complementary#CBAEE8, #E8AECB
Tetradic#AECBE8, #E8AEE8, #E8CBAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFFFD
Lighter +10%#D6F3D6
Darker −10%#86DD86
Darker −20%#5FD15F
Darker −30%#38C538
Darker −40%#2D9D2D
More saturated +25%#A1F5A1
Less saturated −25%#BBDBBB

Channel breakdown

R174
G232
B174
Red174 (68.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E8 · B AE

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