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#AAFEB8 Color

#AAFEB8 is rgb(170, 254, 184) in RGB, hsl(130, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), visibly different at ΔE 10.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAFEB8
HEX#AAFEB8
RGBrgb(170, 254, 184)
HSLhsl(130, 98%, 83%)
HSVhsv(130, 33%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.125 148.8)
LABlab(92.97% -36.86 25.19)
LCHlch(92.97% 44.65 145.65)

What #AAFEB8 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 #AAFEB8, 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.

#AAFEB8 Channel Values

How #AAFEB8 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 254 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 98% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 33% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAFEB8 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAFEB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAFEB8; 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 #AAFEB8

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAFEB8.

How #AAFEB8 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#AAFEB8
Protanopia#F2F2B8
Protanomaly#D9F7B8
Deuteranopia#E7E7BB
Deuteranomaly#D1F0BA
Tritanopia#B6F7F7
Tritanomaly#B1FAE0
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAFEB8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aafeb8: #AAFEB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAFEB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aafeb8': '#AAFEB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.996, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_aafeb8">#AAFEB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAFEB8"

More Green Colors

#AAFEB8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAFEB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAFEB8?

#AAFEB8 is a lightest green — rgb(170, 254, 184) in RGB and hsl(130, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.88.

What is the RGB value of #AAFEB8?

#AAFEB8 is rgb(170, 254, 184) — red 170, green 254, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAFEB8?

#AAFEB8 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAFEB8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAFEB8 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAFEB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAFEB8 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 14.28, which is visibly different.

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