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Recognised as Colour

#AEE986

  • #AEE986
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AEE986 is a green with RGB values 174, 233, 134 and HSL 96°, 69%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#AEE986#AEE986
HEX#AEE986
RGBrgb(174, 233, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.9137, 0.5255
RGB percentages68.2%, 91.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(95.8, 69.2%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.8, 42.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK25.3%, 0%, 42.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,463,046
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE986;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.8:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#511679

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DC7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D78Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#AFE2D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 11.7Pale green · ΔE 13.7Yellow green · ΔE 26.5Khaki · ΔE 27.2Dark khaki · ΔE 30.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C186E9
Analogous#E0E986, #86E98F
Triadic#86AEE9, #E986AE
Split complementary#8F86E9, #E986DF
Tetradic#86DFE9, #C186E9, #E98F86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F9DC
Lighter +10%#CBF1B1
Darker −10%#91E15B
Darker −20%#74D930
Darker −30%#5DB521
Darker −40%#478A19
More saturated +25%#ABFB74
Less saturated −25%#B1D798

Channel breakdown

R174
G233
B134
Red174 (68.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue95.76°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E9 · B 86

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