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#AABF36 Color

#AABF36 is rgb(170, 191, 54) in RGB, hsl(69, 56%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 72%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AABF36
HEX#AABF36
RGBrgb(170, 191, 54)
HSLhsl(69, 56%, 48%)
HSVhsv(69, 72%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 72%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.158 118)
LABlab(73.88% -20.44 62.13)
LCHlch(73.88% 65.41 108.21)

What #AABF36 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 #AABF36, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 8.34Citron#9FA91FΔE 8.75June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.09Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.16Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.44Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 15.74

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

#AABF36 Channel Values

How #AABF36 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 191 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 56% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 72% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AABF36 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AABF36 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AABF36

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AABF36; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AABF36
Complementary
#4A36BF
Analogous
#BF8F36
Analogous
#66BF36
Triadic
#36AABF
Triadic
#BF36AA
Split comp.
#3666BF
Split comp.
#8F36BF

Tints & Shades of #AABF36

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

#B9CD4C
#C4D468
#CFDC84
#DBE5A4
#E6EDBF
#F1F5DB

Shades

#95A72F
#7C8B27
#677321
#525B1A
#3C4413
#23280B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AABF36.

How #AABF36 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#AABF36
Protanopia#BCBC36
Protanomaly#B5BD36
Deuteranopia#B8B838
Deuteranomaly#B3BB38
Tritanopia#B5B5B5
Tritanomaly#B1B993
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AABF36 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aabf36: #AABF36;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AABF36;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aabf36': '#AABF36' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.749, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_aabf36">#AABF36</color>
SVG fillfill="#AABF36"

More Green Colors

#AABF36 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AABF36 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AABF36?

#AABF36 is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 191, 54) in RGB and hsl(69, 56%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.34.

What is the RGB value of #AABF36?

#AABF36 is rgb(170, 191, 54) — red 170, green 191, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AABF36?

#AABF36 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 72%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AABF36 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AABF36 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AABF36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AABF36 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.44, which is visibly different.

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