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#AAD846 Color

#AAD846 is rgb(170, 216, 70) in RGB, hsl(79, 65%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 68%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAD846
HEX#AAD846
RGBrgb(170, 216, 70)
HSLhsl(79, 65%, 56%)
HSVhsv(79, 68%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 68%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.178 125.3)
LABlab(81.04% -30.87 63.32)
LCHlch(81.04% 70.44 115.99)

What #AAD846 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 #AAD846, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 5.34Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.94June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 8.66Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.42Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 13.62Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 14.27

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

#AAD846 Channel Values

How #AAD846 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 216 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 65% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 68% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAD846 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAD846 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAD846

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAD846; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAD846
Complementary
#7446D8
Analogous
#D8BD46
Analogous
#61D846
Triadic
#46AAD8
Triadic
#D846AA
Split comp.
#4661D8
Split comp.
#BD46D8

Tints & Shades of #AAD846

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

#B5DD5F
#C1E278
#CDE892
#D8EDAB
#E4F3C4
#EFF8DD

Shades

#9BCE2C
#81AD25
#6B8F1E
#526D17
#3C5011
#232E0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAD846.

How #AAD846 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#AAD846
Protanopia#D1D147
Protanomaly#C3D446
Deuteranopia#CACA4A
Deuteranomaly#BED049
Tritanopia#B8CDCD
Tritanomaly#B3D1A8
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAD846 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aad846: #AAD846;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAD846;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aad846': '#AAD846' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.847, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_aad846">#AAD846</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAD846"

More Green Colors

#AAD846 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAD846 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAD846?

#AAD846 is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 216, 70) in RGB and hsl(79, 65%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #AAD846?

#AAD846 is rgb(170, 216, 70) — red 170, green 216, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAD846?

#AAD846 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 68%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAD846 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAD846 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAD846 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAD846 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 5.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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