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#AAE133 Color

#AAE133 is rgb(170, 225, 51) in RGB, hsl(79, 74%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 77%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE133
HEX#AAE133
RGBrgb(170, 225, 51)
HSLhsl(79, 74%, 54%)
HSVhsv(79, 77%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 77%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.199 126.3)
LABlab(83.51% -35.41 71.82)
LCHlch(83.51% 80.08 116.25)

What #AAE133 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 #AAE133, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 6.41Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.52Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.44Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 11.27Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.46Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.26

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

#AAE133 Channel Values

How #AAE133 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 225 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 74% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 77% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 77% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE133 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAE133 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAE133

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE133; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAE133
Complementary
#6A33E1
Analogous
#E1C133
Analogous
#53E133
Triadic
#33AAE1
Triadic
#E133AA
Split comp.
#3353E1
Split comp.
#C133E1

Tints & Shades of #AAE133

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

#B5E44E
#C2E96D
#CDED87
#D8F1A2
#E3F5BC
#F0FADC

Shades

#98D11F
#82B11B
#6B9216
#516F11
#3A500C
#243107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAE133.

How #AAE133 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#AAE133
Protanopia#D9D934
Protanomaly#C8DC34
Deuteranopia#D1D13A
Deuteranomaly#C3D838
Tritanopia#BAD5D5
Tritanomaly#B4DAAC
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAE133 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae133: #AAE133;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE133;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae133': '#AAE133' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.882, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_aae133">#AAE133</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAE133"

More Green Colors

#AAE133 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAE133 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE133?

#AAE133 is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 225, 51) in RGB and hsl(79, 74%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #AAE133?

#AAE133 is rgb(170, 225, 51) — red 170, green 225, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE133?

#AAE133 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 77%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE133 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE133 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE133 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE133 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 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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