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#AAEB60 Color

#AAEB60 is rgb(170, 235, 96) in RGB, hsl(88, 78%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 59%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAEB60
HEX#AAEB60
RGBrgb(170, 235, 96)
HSLhsl(88, 78%, 65%)
HSVhsv(88, 59%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 59%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.182 130.5)
LABlab(86.61% -37.40 58.84)
LCHlch(86.61% 69.72 122.44)

What #AAEB60 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 #AAEB60, 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.

#AAEB60 Channel Values

How #AAEB60 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 235 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 78% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 59% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAEB60 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAEB60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAEB60; 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 #AAEB60

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAEB60.

How #AAEB60 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#AAEB60
Protanopia#E2E261
Protanomaly#CEE560
Deuteranopia#D8D865
Deuteranomaly#C7E063
Tritanopia#BADFDF
Tritanomaly#B4E4BA
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAEB60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaeb60: #AAEB60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAEB60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaeb60': '#AAEB60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.922, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_aaeb60">#AAEB60</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAEB60"

More Green Colors

#AAEB60 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAEB60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAEB60?

#AAEB60 is a light green — rgb(170, 235, 96) in RGB and hsl(88, 78%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.24.

What is the RGB value of #AAEB60?

#AAEB60 is rgb(170, 235, 96) — red 170, green 235, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAEB60?

#AAEB60 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 59%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAEB60 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAEB60 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAEB60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAEB60 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 12.7, which is visibly different.

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