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Recognised as Colour

#AEF289

  • #AEF289
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#AEF289 is a green with RGB values 174, 242, 137 and HSL 99°, 80%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#AEF289#AEF289
HEX#AEF289
RGBrgb(174, 242, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.949, 0.5373
RGB percentages68.2%, 94.9%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(98.9, 80.2%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.9, 43.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK28.1%, 0%, 43.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,465,353
CSS custom property--colour: #AEF289;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.86:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#510D76

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#F9E381no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDE8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ADEBD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#CD89F2
Analogous#E3F289, #89F298
Triadic#89AEF2, #F289AE
Split complementary#9989F2, #F289E3
Tetradic#89E3F2, #CD89F2, #F29889

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDFCE5
Lighter +10%#CEF7B7
Darker −10%#8EED5B
Darker −20%#6FE82D
Darker −30%#56CC16
Darker −40%#439E11
More saturated +25%#AAFF7C
Less saturated −25%#B3E299

Channel breakdown

R174
G242
B137
Red174 (68.2%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue98.86°
Saturation (HSL)80.15%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G F2 · B 89

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