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#AAED73 Color

#AAED73 is rgb(170, 237, 115) in RGB, hsl(93, 77%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 51%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAED73
HEX#AAED73
RGBrgb(170, 237, 115)
HSLhsl(93, 77%, 69%)
HSVhsv(93, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 51%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.168 132.7)
LABlab(87.34% -36.88 51.37)
LCHlch(87.34% 63.24 125.68)

What #AAED73 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 #AAED73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.81Mint#98FF98ΔE 15.97Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 15.99June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.03Light Green#90EE90ΔE 16.2Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 16.29

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

#AAED73 Channel Values

How #AAED73 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 237 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 77% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAED73 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 text15.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAED73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAED73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAED73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAED73
Complementary
#B673ED
Analogous
#E7ED73
Analogous
#73ED79
Triadic
#73AAED
Triadic
#ED73AA
Split comp.
#7973ED
Split comp.
#ED73E7

Tints & Shades of #AAED73

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

#B5EF85
#C0F297
#CBF4A9
#D9F7C0
#E4F9D2
#EFFBE4

Shades

#91E84A
#76E21D
#60B918
#4B9013
#36680D
#1F3B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAED73.

How #AAED73 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#AAED73
Protanopia#E3E374
Protanomaly#CFE773
Deuteranopia#DADA77
Deuteranomaly#C8E275
Tritanopia#B9E2E2
Tritanomaly#B4E7C0
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAED73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaed73: #AAED73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAED73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaed73': '#AAED73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.929, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_aaed73">#AAED73</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAED73"

More Green Colors

#AAED73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAED73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAED73?

#AAED73 is a light green — rgb(170, 237, 115) in RGB and hsl(93, 77%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #AAED73?

#AAED73 is rgb(170, 237, 115) — red 170, green 237, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAED73?

#AAED73 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 51%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAED73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAED73 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAED73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAED73 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 15.99, which is visibly different.

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