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#AAE16B Color

#AAE16B is rgb(170, 225, 107) in RGB, hsl(88, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 52%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 10.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE16B
HEX#AAE16B
RGBrgb(170, 225, 107)
HSLhsl(88, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(88, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 52%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.159 129.9)
LABlab(83.87% -32.47 50.97)
LCHlch(83.87% 60.44 122.50)

What #AAE16B 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 #AAE16B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.96June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.12Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.99Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.29Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 16.68Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 17.66

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

#AAE16B Channel Values

How #AAE16B 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 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE16B 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAE16B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAE16B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE16B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAE16B
Complementary
#A26BE1
Analogous
#E1DD6B
Analogous
#6FE16B
Triadic
#6BAAE1
Triadic
#E16BAA
Split comp.
#6B6FE1
Split comp.
#DD6BE1

Tints & Shades of #AAE16B

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

#B6E580
#C0E891
#CCEDA6
#D8F1BB
#E4F5D0
#EEF9E1

Shades

#94D945
#80CB2A
#68A522
#507F1A
#385912
#23370B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAE16B.

How #AAE16B 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#AAE16B
Protanopia#D9D96C
Protanomaly#C8DC6B
Deuteranopia#D1D16E
Deuteranomaly#C3D86D
Tritanopia#B8D7D7
Tritanomaly#B3DBB5
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAE16B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae16b: #AAE16B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE16B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae16b': '#AAE16B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.882, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_aae16b">#AAE16B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAE16B"

More Green Colors

#AAE16B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAE16B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE16B?

#AAE16B is a light green — rgb(170, 225, 107) in RGB and hsl(88, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.96.

What is the RGB value of #AAE16B?

#AAE16B is rgb(170, 225, 107) — red 170, green 225, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE16B?

#AAE16B converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 52%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE16B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE16B scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE16B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE16B 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 16.29, which is visibly different.

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