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#AAE486 Color

#AAE486 is rgb(170, 228, 134) in RGB, hsl(97, 64%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 41%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE486
HEX#AAE486
RGBrgb(170, 228, 134)
HSLhsl(97, 64%, 71%)
HSVhsv(97, 41%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 41%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.137 134.3)
LABlab(85.00% -31.47 39.60)
LCHlch(85.00% 50.58 128.47)

What #AAE486 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 #AAE486, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 8.62Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.68Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.56Light Green#90EE90ΔE 12.09Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.86Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.67

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

#AAE486 Channel Values

How #AAE486 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 228 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 64% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 41% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE486 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAE486 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAE486

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE486; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAE486
Complementary
#C086E4
Analogous
#D9E486
Analogous
#86E491
Triadic
#86AAE4
Triadic
#E486AA
Split comp.
#9186E4
Split comp.
#E486D9

Tints & Shades of #AAE486

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

#B6E896
#C1ECA7
#CDEFB8
#D6F2C4
#E2F6D5
#EDF9E6

Shades

#8DDB5C
#72D336
#5BB027
#488A1E
#326015
#1E3B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAE486.

How #AAE486 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#AAE486
Protanopia#DCDC86
Protanomaly#CADF86
Deuteranopia#D3D389
Deuteranomaly#C4DA88
Tritanopia#B6DBDB
Tritanomaly#B2DFBF
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAE486 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae486: #AAE486;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE486;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae486': '#AAE486' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.894, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_aae486">#AAE486</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAE486"

More Green Colors

#AAE486 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAE486 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE486?

#AAE486 is a light green — rgb(170, 228, 134) in RGB and hsl(97, 64%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #AAE486?

#AAE486 is rgb(170, 228, 134) — red 170, green 228, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE486?

#AAE486 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 41%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE486 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE486 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE486 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE486 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 12.09, which is visibly different.

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