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#AAF948 Color

#AAF948 is rgb(170, 249, 72) in RGB, hsl(87, 94%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 71%, 2%) 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 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAF948
HEX#AAF948
RGBrgb(170, 249, 72)
HSLhsl(87, 94%, 63%)
HSVhsv(87, 71%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 71%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.216 130.8)
LABlab(90.44% -44.26 71.78)
LCHlch(90.44% 84.33 121.66)

What #AAF948 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 #AAF948, 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.

#AAF948 Channel Values

How #AAF948 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 249 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 94% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 71% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAF948 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAF948

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAF948; 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 #AAF948

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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How #AAF948 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#AAF948
Protanopia#EEEE49
Protanomaly#D6F249
Deuteranopia#E3E350
Deuteranomaly#CFEC4D
Tritanopia#BEECEC
Tritanomaly#B6F1C0
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAF948 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaf948: #AAF948;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAF948;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaf948': '#AAF948' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.976, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_aaf948">#AAF948</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAF948"

More Green Colors

#AAF948 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAF948 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAF948?

#AAF948 is a light green — rgb(170, 249, 72) in RGB and hsl(87, 94%, 63%) 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 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #AAF948?

#AAF948 is rgb(170, 249, 72) — red 170, green 249, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAF948?

#AAF948 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 71%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAF948 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAF948 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAF948 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAF948 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 9.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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