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#AAEC9C Color

#AAEC9C is rgb(170, 236, 156) in RGB, hsl(110, 68%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 34%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAEC9C
HEX#AAEC9C
RGBrgb(170, 236, 156)
HSLhsl(110, 68%, 77%)
HSVhsv(110, 34%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.126 140.1)
LABlab(87.53% -32.62 31.98)
LCHlch(87.53% 45.68 135.57)

What #AAEC9C 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 #AAEC9C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 6.42Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 6.97Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.33Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 13.99Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.35Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 15.06

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

#AAEC9C Channel Values

How #AAEC9C 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 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 68% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 34% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAEC9C 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAEC9C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAEC9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAEC9C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAEC9C
Complementary
#DF9CEC
Analogous
#D2EC9C
Analogous
#9CECB7
Triadic
#9CAAEC
Triadic
#EC9CAA
Split comp.
#B79CEC
Split comp.
#EC9CD2

Tints & Shades of #AAEC9C

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

#B5EFA9
#C0F1B6
#CBF4C3
#D6F6D0
#E1F8DD
#ECFBEA

Shades

#85E472
#5CDB43
#40C526
#31961D
#236B14
#143C0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAEC9C.

How #AAEC9C 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#AAEC9C
Protanopia#E2E29C
Protanomaly#CEE69C
Deuteranopia#D9D99F
Deuteranomaly#C8E19E
Tritanopia#B6E4E4
Tritanomaly#B1E7CB
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAEC9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaec9c: #AAEC9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAEC9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaec9c': '#AAEC9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.925, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_aaec9c">#AAEC9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAEC9C"

More Green Colors

#AAEC9C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAEC9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAEC9C?

#AAEC9C is a light green — rgb(170, 236, 156) in RGB and hsl(110, 68%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.42.

What is the RGB value of #AAEC9C?

#AAEC9C is rgb(170, 236, 156) — red 170, green 236, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAEC9C?

#AAEC9C converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAEC9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAEC9C scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAEC9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAEC9C 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 11.33, which is visibly different.

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