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#AEB686 Color

#AEB686 is rgb(174, 182, 134) in RGB, hsl(70, 25%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEB686
HEX#AEB686
RGBrgb(174, 182, 134)
HSLhsl(70, 25%, 62%)
HSVhsv(70, 26%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.066 115.7)
LABlab(72.49% -8.90 23.55)
LCHlch(72.49% 25.17 110.70)

What #AEB686 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 #AEB686, 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.

#AEB686 Channel Values

How #AEB686 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 182 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 25% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 26% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEB686 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEB686

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEB686; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AEB686

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 #AEB686.

How #AEB686 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#AEB686
Protanopia#B5B586
Protanomaly#B2B586
Deuteranopia#B3B386
Deuteranomaly#B1B486
Tritanopia#B3B1B1
Tritanomaly#B1B3A1
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEB686 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeb686: #AEB686;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEB686;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeb686': '#AEB686' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.714, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_aeb686">#AEB686</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEB686"

More Green Colors

#AEB686 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEB686 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEB686?

#AEB686 is a light green — rgb(174, 182, 134) in RGB and hsl(70, 25%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #AEB686?

#AEB686 is rgb(174, 182, 134) — red 174, green 182, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEB686?

#AEB686 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEB686 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEB686 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEB686 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEB686 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.49, which is visibly different.

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