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#AAE916 Color

#AAE916 is rgb(170, 233, 22) in RGB, hsl(78, 83%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 91%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE916
HEX#AAE916
RGBrgb(170, 233, 22)
HSLhsl(78, 83%, 50%)
HSVhsv(78, 91%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 91%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.218 127)
LABlab(85.71% -39.33 79.65)
LCHlch(85.71% 88.83 116.28)

What #AAE916 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 #AAE916, 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.

#AAE916 Channel Values

How #AAE916 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 233 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 83% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 91% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE916 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 text14.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAE916

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE916; 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 #AAE916

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAE916.

How #AAE916 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#AAE916
Protanopia#E0E019
Protanomaly#CDE418
Deuteranopia#D7D726
Deuteranomaly#C6DE21
Tritanopia#BCDCDC
Tritanomaly#B5E1AF
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAE916 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae916: #AAE916;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE916;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae916': '#AAE916' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.914, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_aae916">#AAE916</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAE916"

More Green Colors

#AAE916 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAE916 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE916?

#AAE916 is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 233, 22) in RGB and hsl(78, 83%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #AAE916?

#AAE916 is rgb(170, 233, 22) — red 170, green 233, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE916?

#AAE916 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 91%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE916 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE916 scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE916 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE916 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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