#aed978 Color Information

#aed978 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aed978. In RGB, it consists of 68.2% Red, 85.1% Green, and 47.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 19.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 44.7% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 86.6°, with saturation of 56.1% and lightness of 66.1%. The decimal value for #aed978 is 11458936, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aed978 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#aed978 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color174, 217, 120 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.2%, 85.1%, 47.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.318, 0.149, 0.529 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.198, 0, 0.447, 0.149 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color86.6°, 56.1%, 66.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color86.6°, 44.7%, 85.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.659, 59.980, 26.940 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color120, 217, 163 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11458936 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color81.828, -30.081, 43.110 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)81.828, 52.568, 124.906 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color81.828, -21.132, 61.392 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color77.447, -30.298, 33.589 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.344, 0.452, 59.980 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289649016 / 0xffaed978 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc66 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #aed978

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aed978, its pure hue is 86.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.1%, and its lightness is 66.1%. 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 #aed978, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161b0f to #98be69.

Tints of #aed978

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aed978, its pure hue is 86.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.1%, and its lightness is 66.1%. 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 #aed978, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b8de89 to #f5faee.

Tones of #aed978

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aed978, its pure hue is 86.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.1%, 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 #aed978, which range from #a9a9a9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b2ff52 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aed978

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aed978! For #aed978, 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, #aed978. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aed978

This color, #aed978, consists of 68.2% Red, 85.1% Green, and 47.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 174, Green = 217, Blue = 120. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aed978 is 19.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 44.7% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.2%
C19.8%
G85.1%
M0.0%
B47.1%
Y44.7%
K14.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 174 217 120
Octal 256 331 170
Hexa #ae #d9 #78
Binary 10101110 11011001 01111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 19 0 44 14
Octal 23 0 54 16
Hexa #13 #00 #2c #0e
Binary 00010011 00000000 00101100 00001110

Analogous Colors of #aed978

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aed978 — which has hue 86.6° — its analogous colors are located at 56.6° and 116.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aed978.

Triadic Colors of #aed978

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 #aed978 — which has hue 86.6° — its triadic colors are located at 86.6° and 326.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aed978.

Complementary Color of #aed978

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aed978 — which has hue 86.6° — its complementary color is located at 266.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aed978.

Split Complementary Colors of #aed978

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 #aed978 — which has hue 86.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 86.6° and 296.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aed978.

Tetradic Colors of #aed978

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 #aed978 — which has hue 86.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 356.6°, 86.6°, 176.6°, and 266.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aed978.

Monochromatic Colors of #aed978

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aed978, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #82a853 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d8f6b2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aed978

We want to make getting started with #aed978 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aed978 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aed978 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 #aed978 with other HTML elements.

#aed978 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aed978.
<span style="color: #aed978;">The color of this text is #aed978.</span>

#aed978 Background Color

The background color for this text is #aed978.
<div style="background-color: #aed978; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aed978.</div>

#aed978 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aed978.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aed978;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aed978.</span>

#aed978 Border Color

This is a div with border color #aed978.
<div style="border: #aed978 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aed978.</div>

#aed978 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aed978 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aed978; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aed978 on a white background.</div></div>

#aed978 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aed978 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aed978; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aed978 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aed978 to White

This is a gradient from #aed978 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aed978,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aed978,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aed978,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aed978,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aed978 to white.</div>

Gradient from #aed978 to Black

This is a gradient from #aed978 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aed978,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aed978,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aed978,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aed978,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aed978 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aed978

In addition to using #aed978 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 #aed978 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aed978, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 174, Green = 217, Blue = 120). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aed978 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aed978
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(174, 217, 120)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aed978; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aed978; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aed978; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(174, 217, 120);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aed978")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:174, green:217, blue:120, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:174 green:217 blue:120 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(174f, 217f, 120f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(174, 217, 120);
 

#aed978 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aed978 the same way. For those with color blindness, #aed978 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aed978 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aed978 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 #aed978 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 #aed978 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

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aed978 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 1.6:1 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.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text