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#AAEF1F Color

#AAEF1F is rgb(170, 239, 31) in RGB, hsl(80, 87%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 87%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAEF1F
HEX#AAEF1F
RGBrgb(170, 239, 31)
HSLhsl(80, 87%, 53%)
HSVhsv(80, 87%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 87%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.222 128.1)
LABlab(87.44% -41.59 79.64)
LCHlch(87.44% 89.85 117.57)

What #AAEF1F 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 #AAEF1F, 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.

#AAEF1F Channel Values

How #AAEF1F 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 239 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 87% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 87% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAEF1F 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 text15.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAEF1F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAEF1F; 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 #AAEF1F

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 #AAEF1F.

How #AAEF1F 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#AAEF1F
Protanopia#E5E522
Protanomaly#D0E921
Deuteranopia#DBDB2D
Deuteranomaly#C9E328
Tritanopia#BDE1E1
Tritanomaly#B6E7B4
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAEF1F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaef1f: #AAEF1F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAEF1F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaef1f': '#AAEF1F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.937, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_aaef1f">#AAEF1F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAEF1F"

More Green Colors

#AAEF1F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAEF1F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAEF1F?

#AAEF1F is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 239, 31) in RGB and hsl(80, 87%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.18.

What is the RGB value of #AAEF1F?

#AAEF1F is rgb(170, 239, 31) — red 170, green 239, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAEF1F?

#AAEF1F converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 87%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAEF1F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAEF1F scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAEF1F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAEF1F 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 6.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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