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#AEBE60 Color

#AEBE60 is rgb(174, 190, 96) in RGB, hsl(70, 42%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 49%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEBE60
HEX#AEBE60
RGBrgb(174, 190, 96)
HSLhsl(70, 42%, 56%)
HSVhsv(70, 49%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 49%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.121 117.3)
LABlab(74.22% -16.08 44.98)
LCHlch(74.22% 47.76 109.67)

What #AEBE60 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 #AEBE60, 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.

#AEBE60 Channel Values

How #AEBE60 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 190 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 42% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 49% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEBE60 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEBE60 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEBE60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEBE60; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AEBE60

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 #AEBE60.

How #AEBE60 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#AEBE60
Protanopia#BBBB60
Protanomaly#B6BC60
Deuteranopia#B9B961
Deuteranomaly#B5BB61
Tritanopia#B7B5B5
Tritanomaly#B4B99B
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEBE60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aebe60: #AEBE60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEBE60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aebe60': '#AEBE60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.745, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_aebe60">#AEBE60</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEBE60"

More Green Colors

#AEBE60 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEBE60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEBE60?

#AEBE60 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 190, 96) in RGB and hsl(70, 42%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.28.

What is the RGB value of #AEBE60?

#AEBE60 is rgb(174, 190, 96) — red 174, green 190, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEBE60?

#AEBE60 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 49%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEBE60 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEBE60 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEBE60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEBE60 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.75, which is visibly different.

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