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#AAE561 Color

#AAE561 is rgb(170, 229, 97) in RGB, hsl(87, 72%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 58%, 10%) 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 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE561
HEX#AAE561
RGBrgb(170, 229, 97)
HSLhsl(87, 72%, 64%)
HSVhsv(87, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 58%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.173 129.6)
LABlab(84.91% -34.85 56.56)
LCHlch(84.91% 66.43 121.64)

What #AAE561 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 #AAE561, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 5.09June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.75Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.32Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 18.73Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 19.29Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 19.88

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

#AAE561 Channel Values

How #AAE561 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 229 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 72% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE561 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAE561 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAE561

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE561; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAE561
Complementary
#9D61E5
Analogous
#E5DF61
Analogous
#68E561
Triadic
#61AAE5
Triadic
#E561AA
Split comp.
#6168E5
Split comp.
#DF61E5

Tints & Shades of #AAE561

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

#B6E977
#C1EC8D
#CDF0A3
#D7F3B4
#E3F6CA
#EEFAE0

Shades

#95DF3A
#80CE22
#68A71B
#528415
#395C0F
#243909

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAE561.

How #AAE561 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#AAE561
Protanopia#DCDC62
Protanomaly#CAE061
Deuteranopia#D4D465
Deuteranomaly#C5DB63
Tritanopia#B9DADA
Tritanomaly#B3DEB6
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAE561 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae561: #AAE561;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE561;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae561': '#AAE561' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.898, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_aae561">#AAE561</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAE561"

More Green Colors

#AAE561 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAE561 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE561?

#AAE561 is a light green — rgb(170, 229, 97) in RGB and hsl(87, 72%, 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 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #AAE561?

#AAE561 is rgb(170, 229, 97) — red 170, green 229, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE561?

#AAE561 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 58%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE561 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE561 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE561 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE561 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 12.32, which is visibly different.

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