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#AAE684 Color

#AAE684 is rgb(170, 230, 132) in RGB, hsl(97, 66%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 10%) 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 9.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE684
HEX#AAE684
RGBrgb(170, 230, 132)
HSLhsl(97, 66%, 71%)
HSVhsv(97, 43%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.142 134.2)
LABlab(85.54% -32.51 41.24)
LCHlch(85.54% 52.51 128.25)

What #AAE684 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 #AAE684, 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.

#AAE684 Channel Values

How #AAE684 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 230 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 66% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 43% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE684 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAE684

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE684; 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 #AAE684

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 #AAE684.

How #AAE684 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#AAE684
Protanopia#DDDD84
Protanomaly#CBE184
Deuteranopia#D5D587
Deuteranomaly#C5DC86
Tritanopia#B7DDDD
Tritanomaly#B2E0C0
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAE684 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae684: #AAE684;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE684;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae684': '#AAE684' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.902, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_aae684">#AAE684</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAE684"

More Green Colors

#AAE684 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAE684 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE684?

#AAE684 is a light green — rgb(170, 230, 132) in RGB and hsl(97, 66%, 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 9.28.

What is the RGB value of #AAE684?

#AAE684 is rgb(170, 230, 132) — red 170, green 230, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE684?

#AAE684 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE684 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE684 scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE684 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE684 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 11.62, which is visibly different.

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