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#1AE094 Color

#1AE094 is rgb(26, 224, 148) in RGB, hsl(157, 79%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 34%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1AE094
HEX#1AE094
RGBrgb(26, 224, 148)
HSLhsl(157, 79%, 49%)
HSVhsv(157, 88%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 34%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.179 159.5)
LABlab(79.31% -59.67 24.16)
LCHlch(79.31% 64.38 157.96)

What #1AE094 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1AE094, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 7.4Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.07Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 13.49Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 13.5Emerald#50C878ΔE 14.24Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 14.25

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#1AE094 Channel Values

How #1AE094 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 26 · G 224 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 79% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 88% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1AE094 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1AE094 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1AE094

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1AE094; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1AE094
Complementary
#E01A66
Analogous
#1AE031
Analogous
#1AC9E0
Triadic
#941AE0
Triadic
#E0941A
Split comp.
#E01AC9
Split comp.
#E0311A

Tints & Shades of #1AE094

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#36E7A3
#56EBB2
#76EFC1
#96F3CF
#B6F6DE
#D6FAEC

Shades

#17C482
#13A46D
#10895B
#0C6945
#094E33
#052E1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1AE094.

How #1AE094 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1AE094
Protanopia#CECE95
Protanomaly#A5D694
Deuteranopia#BCBC99
Deuteranomaly#96CB97
Tritanopia#4AD8D8
Tritanomaly#3CDBC1
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1AE094 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1ae094: #1AE094;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1AE094;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1ae094': '#1AE094' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.102, green: 0.878, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_1ae094">#1AE094</color>
SVG fillfill="#1AE094"

More Green Colors

#1AE094 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1AE094 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1AE094?

#1AE094 is a mid-tone green — rgb(26, 224, 148) in RGB and hsl(157, 79%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #1AE094?

#1AE094 is rgb(26, 224, 148) — red 26, green 224, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1AE094?

#1AE094 converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 34%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1AE094 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1AE094 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1AE094 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1AE094 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 13.49, which is visibly different.

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