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#AAEF43 Color

#AAEF43 is rgb(170, 239, 67) in RGB, hsl(84, 84%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 72%, 6%) 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 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAEF43
HEX#AAEF43
RGBrgb(170, 239, 67)
HSLhsl(84, 84%, 60%)
HSVhsv(84, 72%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 72%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.207 129.2)
LABlab(87.56% -40.53 70.68)
LCHlch(87.56% 81.48 119.83)

What #AAEF43 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 #AAEF43, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 7.06Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 10.55Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.07French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 12.07Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 12.14Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 12.31

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

#AAEF43 Channel Values

How #AAEF43 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 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 84% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 72% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAEF43 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 text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAEF43 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAEF43

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAEF43; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAEF43
Complementary
#8843EF
Analogous
#EFDE43
Analogous
#54EF43
Triadic
#43AAEF
Triadic
#EF43AA
Split comp.
#4354EF
Split comp.
#DE43EF

Tints & Shades of #AAEF43

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

#B5F15B
#C1F377
#CCF58E
#D9F8AB
#E3FAC2
#F0FCDE

Shades

#99EB1E
#83CE12
#6BA90F
#53830B
#3C5E08
#243805

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAEF43.

How #AAEF43 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#AAEF43
Protanopia#E5E544
Protanomaly#D0E944
Deuteranopia#DBDB4A
Deuteranomaly#C9E347
Tritanopia#BCE2E2
Tritanomaly#B5E7B8
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAEF43 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaef43: #AAEF43;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAEF43;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaef43': '#AAEF43' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.937, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_aaef43">#AAEF43</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAEF43"

More Green Colors

#AAEF43 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAEF43 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAEF43?

#AAEF43 is a light green — rgb(170, 239, 67) in RGB and hsl(84, 84%, 60%) 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 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #AAEF43?

#AAEF43 is rgb(170, 239, 67) — red 170, green 239, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAEF43?

#AAEF43 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 72%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAEF43 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAEF43 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAEF43 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAEF43 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 12.31, which is visibly different.

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