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#AAD496 Color

#AAD496 is rgb(170, 212, 150) in RGB, hsl(101, 42%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAD496
HEX#AAD496
RGBrgb(170, 212, 150)
HSLhsl(101, 42%, 71%)
HSVhsv(101, 29%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.095 135.8)
LABlab(80.73% -22.77 26.08)
LCHlch(80.73% 34.62 131.13)

What #AAD496 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 #AAD496, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AAD496 Channel Values

How #AAD496 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 212 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 42% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 29% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAD496 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAD496

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAD496; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AAD496

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.

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How #AAD496 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#AAD496
Protanopia#CECE96
Protanomaly#C0D096
Deuteranopia#C7C798
Deuteranomaly#BCCD97
Tritanopia#B2CDCD
Tritanomaly#AFD0BA
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

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Using #AAD496 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aad496: #AAD496;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAD496;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aad496': '#AAD496' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.831, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_aad496">#AAD496</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAD496"

More Green Colors

#AAD496 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAD496 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAD496?

#AAD496 is a light green — rgb(170, 212, 150) in RGB and hsl(101, 42%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.92.

What is the RGB value of #AAD496?

#AAD496 is rgb(170, 212, 150) — red 170, green 212, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAD496?

#AAD496 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAD496 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAD496 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAD496 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAD496 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.96, which is visibly different.

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