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#AAEC93 Color

#AAEC93 is rgb(170, 236, 147) in RGB, hsl(104, 70%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 38%, 7%) 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 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAEC93
HEX#AAEC93
RGBrgb(170, 236, 147)
HSLhsl(104, 70%, 75%)
HSVhsv(104, 38%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 38%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.135 137.9)
LABlab(87.41% -33.58 36.28)
LCHlch(87.41% 49.44 132.78)

What #AAEC93 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 #AAEC93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 6.44Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.47Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.49Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.88Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.86Mint#98FF98ΔE 13.94

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

#AAEC93 Channel Values

How #AAEC93 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 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 70% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 38% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAEC93 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAEC93 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAEC93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAEC93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAEC93
Complementary
#D493EC
Analogous
#D7EC93
Analogous
#93ECA7
Triadic
#93AAEC
Triadic
#EC93AA
Split comp.
#A793EC
Split comp.
#EC93D7

Tints & Shades of #AAEC93

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

#B5EEA0
#C2F1B1
#CCF4BE
#D6F6CB
#E1F8D8
#EEFBE9

Shades

#89E467
#67DD3C
#4DC322
#3A931A
#296812
#183D0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAEC93.

How #AAEC93 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#AAEC93
Protanopia#E2E293
Protanomaly#CEE693
Deuteranopia#D9D996
Deuteranomaly#C8E195
Tritanopia#B7E3E3
Tritanomaly#B2E7C8
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAEC93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaec93: #AAEC93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAEC93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaec93': '#AAEC93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.925, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_aaec93">#AAEC93</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAEC93"

More Green Colors

#AAEC93 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAEC93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAEC93?

#AAEC93 is a light green — rgb(170, 236, 147) in RGB and hsl(104, 70%, 75%) 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 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #AAEC93?

#AAEC93 is rgb(170, 236, 147) — red 170, green 236, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAEC93?

#AAEC93 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 38%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAEC93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAEC93 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAEC93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAEC93 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 9.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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