Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aee49c, its pure hue is 105.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.1%, and its lightness is 75.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aee49c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161d14 to #98c889.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aee49c. In RGB, it consists of 68.2% Red, 89.4% Green, and 61.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 23.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 31.6% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 105.0°, with saturation of 57.1% and lightness of 75.3%. The decimal value for #aee49c is 11461788, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aee49c is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Tints of #aee49c
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aee49c, its pure hue is 105.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.1%, and its lightness is 75.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aee49c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b8e7a8 to #f5fcf3.
Tones of #aee49c
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aee49c, its pure hue is 105.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aee49c, which range from #c0c0c0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a1ff81 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #aee49c
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aee49c! For #aee49c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aee49c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #aee49c
This color, #aee49c, consists of 68.2% Red, 89.4% Green, and 61.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 174, Green = 228, Blue = 156. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aee49c is 23.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 31.6% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 174 | 228 | 156 |
Octal | 256 | 344 | 234 |
Hexa | #ae | #e4 | #9c |
Binary | 10101110 | 11100100 | 10011100 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 23 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
Octal | 27 | 0 | 37 | 12 |
Hexa | #17 | #00 | #1f | #0a |
Binary | 00010111 | 00000000 | 00011111 | 00001010 |
Analogous Colors of #aee49c
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aee49c — which has hue 105.0° — its analogous colors are located at 75.0° and 135.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aee49c.
Triadic Colors of #aee49c
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aee49c — which has hue 105.0° — its triadic colors are located at 105.0° and 345.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aee49c.
Complementary Color of #aee49c
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aee49c — which has hue 105.0° — its complementary color is located at 285.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aee49c.
Split Complementary Colors of #aee49c
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aee49c — which has hue 105.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 105.0° and 315.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aee49c.
Tetradic Colors of #aee49c
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aee49c — which has hue 105.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 15.0°, 105.0°, 195.0°, and 285.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aee49c.
Monochromatic Colors of #aee49c
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aee49c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #90c27f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d3f8c7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aee49c
We want to make getting started with #aee49c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aee49c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aee49c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aee49c with other HTML elements.
#aee49c Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #aee49c;">The color of this text is #aee49c.</span>
#aee49c Background Color
<div style="background-color: #aee49c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aee49c.</div>
#aee49c Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aee49c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aee49c.</span>
#aee49c Border Color
<div style="border: #aee49c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aee49c.</div>
#aee49c Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aee49c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aee49c on a white background.</div></div>
#aee49c Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aee49c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aee49c on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #aee49c to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aee49c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aee49c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aee49c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aee49c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aee49c to white.</div>
Gradient from #aee49c to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aee49c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aee49c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aee49c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aee49c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aee49c to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #aee49c
In addition to using #aee49c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aee49c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aee49c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 174, Green = 228, Blue = 156). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aee49c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #aee49c |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(174, 228, 156) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #aee49c; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #aee49c; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #aee49c; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(174, 228, 156); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#aee49c") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:174, green:228, blue:156, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:174 green:228 blue:156 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(174f, 228f, 156f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(174, 228, 156); |
#aee49c Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #aee49c the same way. For those with color blindness, #aee49c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aee49c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aee49c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aee49c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aee49c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #aee49c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.