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#AAE364 Color

#AAE364 is rgb(170, 227, 100) in RGB, hsl(87, 69%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 56%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE364
HEX#AAE364
RGBrgb(170, 227, 100)
HSLhsl(87, 69%, 64%)
HSVhsv(87, 56%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 56%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.168 129.6)
LABlab(84.37% -33.82 54.66)
LCHlch(84.37% 64.27 121.74)

What #AAE364 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 #AAE364, 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.

#AAE364 Channel Values

How #AAE364 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 227 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 69% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 56% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE364 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAE364

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE364; 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 #AAE364

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAE364.

How #AAE364 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#AAE364
Protanopia#DBDB65
Protanomaly#C9DE64
Deuteranopia#D2D268
Deuteranomaly#C4D966
Tritanopia#B9D8D8
Tritanomaly#B3DDB5
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAE364 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae364: #AAE364;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE364;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae364': '#AAE364' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.890, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_aae364">#AAE364</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAE364"

More Green Colors

#AAE364 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAE364 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE364?

#AAE364 is a light green — rgb(170, 227, 100) in RGB and hsl(87, 69%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #AAE364?

#AAE364 is rgb(170, 227, 100) — red 170, green 227, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE364?

#AAE364 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 56%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE364 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE364 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE364 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE364 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 13.36, which is visibly different.

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