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#AAEF8A Color

#AAEF8A is rgb(170, 239, 138) in RGB, hsl(101, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 42%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAEF8A
HEX#AAEF8A
RGBrgb(170, 239, 138)
HSLhsl(101, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(101, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 42%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.149 136.4)
LABlab(88.14% -35.73 41.59)
LCHlch(88.14% 54.82 130.66)

What #AAEF8A 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 #AAEF8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.08Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 9.4Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.17Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.53Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.39Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 14.48

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

#AAEF8A Channel Values

How #AAEF8A 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 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAEF8A 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAEF8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAEF8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAEF8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAEF8A
Complementary
#CF8AEF
Analogous
#DDEF8A
Analogous
#8AEF9D
Triadic
#8AAAEF
Triadic
#EF8AAA
Split comp.
#9D8AEF
Split comp.
#EF8ADD

Tints & Shades of #AAEF8A

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

#B4F198
#C1F3AA
#CBF5B7
#D8F8C9
#E2F9D7
#EFFCE9

Shades

#8AE95D
#69E331
#51C51B
#3F9915
#2C6C0F
#1A3F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAEF8A.

How #AAEF8A 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#AAEF8A
Protanopia#E5E58B
Protanomaly#D0E98A
Deuteranopia#DBDB8D
Deuteranomaly#C9E38C
Tritanopia#B8E5E5
Tritanomaly#B3E9C7
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAEF8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaef8a: #AAEF8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAEF8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaef8a': '#AAEF8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.937, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_aaef8a">#AAEF8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAEF8A"

More Green Colors

#AAEF8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAEF8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAEF8A?

#AAEF8A is a light green — rgb(170, 239, 138) in RGB and hsl(101, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #AAEF8A?

#AAEF8A is rgb(170, 239, 138) — red 170, green 239, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAEF8A?

#AAEF8A converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 42%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAEF8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAEF8A scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAEF8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAEF8A 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 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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