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#AABE74 Color

#AABE74 is rgb(170, 190, 116) in RGB, hsl(76, 36%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 39%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AABE74
HEX#AABE74
RGBrgb(170, 190, 116)
HSLhsl(76, 36%, 60%)
HSVhsv(76, 39%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 39%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.101 121.1)
LABlab(74.14% -16.06 34.94)
LCHlch(74.14% 38.46 114.68)

What #AABE74 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 #AABE74, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 5.58Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 10.22Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 11.13Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.67Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.09Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 12.28

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

#AABE74 Channel Values

How #AABE74 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 170 · G 190 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 36% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 39% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AABE74 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AABE74 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AABE74

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AABE74; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AABE74
Complementary
#8874BE
Analogous
#BEAD74
Analogous
#85BE74
Triadic
#74AABE
Triadic
#BE74AA
Split comp.
#7485BE
Split comp.
#AD74BE

Tints & Shades of #AABE74

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

#B5C686
#C1D09A
#CCD8AC
#D9E2C1
#E3EAD2
#F0F4E7

Shades

#99B159
#839948
#6B7D3B
#53612E
#3C4521
#242A14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AABE74.

How #AABE74 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#AABE74
Protanopia#BBBB74
Protanomaly#B4BC74
Deuteranopia#B8B875
Deuteranomaly#B2BA75
Tritanopia#B2B7B7
Tritanomaly#AFBAA0
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AABE74 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aabe74: #AABE74;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AABE74;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aabe74': '#AABE74' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.745, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_aabe74">#AABE74</color>
SVG fillfill="#AABE74"

More Green Colors

#AABE74 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AABE74 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AABE74?

#AABE74 is a light green — rgb(170, 190, 116) in RGB and hsl(76, 36%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #AABE74?

#AABE74 is rgb(170, 190, 116) — red 170, green 190, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AABE74?

#AABE74 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 39%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AABE74 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AABE74 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AABE74 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AABE74 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.13, which is visibly different.

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