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#AAEC04 Color

#AAEC04 is rgb(170, 236, 4) in RGB, hsl(77, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 98%, 7%) 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 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAEC04
HEX#AAEC04
RGBrgb(170, 236, 4)
HSLhsl(77, 97%, 47%)
HSVhsv(77, 98%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 98%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.224 127.3)
LABlab(86.55% -40.71 81.99)
LCHlch(86.55% 91.54 116.41)

What #AAEC04 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 #AAEC04, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 6.76Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 8.18Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 8.77Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 9.21Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 10.85Electric Lime#CCFF00ΔE 11.17

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

#AAEC04 Channel Values

How #AAEC04 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 236 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 97% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 98% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAEC04 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAEC04 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAEC04

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAEC04; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAEC04
Complementary
#4504EC
Analogous
#ECBA04
Analogous
#36EC04
Triadic
#04AAEC
Triadic
#EC04AA
Split comp.
#0436EC
Split comp.
#BA04EC

Tints & Shades of #AAEC04

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

#BBFB18
#C7FC40
#D1FD63
#DCFD86
#E6FEAA
#F2FED2

Shades

#94CE03
#7FB003
#699202
#506F02
#3A5001
#243201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAEC04.

How #AAEC04 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#AAEC04
Protanopia#E2E20A
Protanomaly#CEE608
Deuteranopia#D9D91F
Deuteranomaly#C8E117
Tritanopia#BDDEDE
Tritanomaly#B6E4B1
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAEC04 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaec04: #AAEC04;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAEC04;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaec04': '#AAEC04' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.925, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_aaec04">#AAEC04</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAEC04"

More Green Colors

#AAEC04 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAEC04 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAEC04?

#AAEC04 is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 236, 4) in RGB and hsl(77, 97%, 47%) 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 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #AAEC04?

#AAEC04 is rgb(170, 236, 4) — red 170, green 236, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAEC04?

#AAEC04 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 98%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAEC04 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAEC04 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAEC04 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAEC04 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 8.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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