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#AEBE64 Color

#AEBE64 is rgb(174, 190, 100) in RGB, hsl(71, 41%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 47%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEBE64
HEX#AEBE64
RGBrgb(174, 190, 100)
HSLhsl(71, 41%, 57%)
HSVhsv(71, 47%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 47%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.117 117.5)
LABlab(74.26% -15.79 43.11)
LCHlch(74.26% 45.91 110.12)

What #AEBE64 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 #AEBE64, 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.

#AEBE64 Channel Values

How #AEBE64 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 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 41% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 47% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEBE64 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 text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEBE64

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEBE64; 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 #AEBE64

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 #AEBE64.

How #AEBE64 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#AEBE64
Protanopia#BBBB64
Protanomaly#B6BC64
Deuteranopia#B9B965
Deuteranomaly#B5BB65
Tritanopia#B7B6B6
Tritanomaly#B3B99C
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEBE64 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aebe64: #AEBE64;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEBE64;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aebe64': '#AEBE64' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.745, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_aebe64">#AEBE64</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEBE64"

More Green Colors

#AEBE64 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEBE64 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEBE64?

#AEBE64 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 190, 100) in RGB and hsl(71, 41%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.52.

What is the RGB value of #AEBE64?

#AEBE64 is rgb(174, 190, 100) — red 174, green 190, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEBE64?

#AEBE64 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 47%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEBE64 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEBE64 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEBE64 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEBE64 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 10.7, which is visibly different.

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