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#AEB398 Color

#AEB398 is rgb(174, 179, 152) in RGB, hsl(71, 15%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEB398
HEX#AEB398
RGBrgb(174, 179, 152)
HSLhsl(71, 15%, 65%)
HSVhsv(71, 15%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.038 115.8)
LABlab(71.99% -5.39 13.22)
LCHlch(71.99% 14.28 112.16)

What #AEB398 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 #AEB398, 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.

#AEB398 Channel Values

How #AEB398 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 174 · G 179 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 15% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 15% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEB398 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEB398

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEB398; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AEB398

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 #AEB398.

How #AEB398 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#AEB398
Protanopia#B2B298
Protanomaly#B1B298
Deuteranopia#B1B198
Deuteranomaly#B0B298
Tritanopia#B1B0B0
Tritanomaly#B0B1A7
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEB398 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeb398: #AEB398;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEB398;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeb398': '#AEB398' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.702, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_aeb398">#AEB398</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEB398"

More Green Colors

#AEB398 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEB398 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEB398?

#AEB398 is a light green — rgb(174, 179, 152) in RGB and hsl(71, 15%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.99.

What is the RGB value of #AEB398?

#AEB398 is rgb(174, 179, 152) — red 174, green 179, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEB398?

#AEB398 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEB398 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEB398 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEB398 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEB398 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 14.54, which is visibly different.

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