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#AEC157 Color

#AEC157 is rgb(174, 193, 87) in RGB, hsl(71, 46%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 55%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEC157
HEX#AEC157
RGBrgb(174, 193, 87)
HSLhsl(71, 46%, 55%)
HSVhsv(71, 55%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 55%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.134 118.1)
LABlab(74.97% -18.09 50.02)
LCHlch(74.97% 53.19 109.88)

What #AEC157 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 #AEC157, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 5.03Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 11.93June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.32Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.95Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 14.55Citron#9FA91FΔE 15.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#AEC157 Channel Values

How #AEC157 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 193 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 46% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 55% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEC157 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEC157 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEC157

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEC157; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEC157
Complementary
#6B57C1
Analogous
#C1A057
Analogous
#79C157
Triadic
#57AEC1
Triadic
#C157AE
Split comp.
#5779C1
Split comp.
#A057C1

Tints & Shades of #AEC157

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

#B9C96E
#C3D284
#CEDA9A
#DBE3B5
#E6ECCB
#F1F4E1

Shades

#9EB342
#849537
#6D7B2D
#566124
#3F471A
#24290F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEC157.

How #AEC157 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#AEC157
Protanopia#BEBE57
Protanomaly#B8BF57
Deuteranopia#BBBB58
Deuteranomaly#B6BD58
Tritanopia#B8B8B8
Tritanomaly#B4BC9A
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEC157 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aec157: #AEC157;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEC157;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aec157': '#AEC157' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.757, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_aec157">#AEC157</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEC157"

More Green Colors

#AEC157 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEC157 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEC157?

#AEC157 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 193, 87) in RGB and hsl(71, 46%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #AEC157?

#AEC157 is rgb(174, 193, 87) — red 174, green 193, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEC157?

#AEC157 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 55%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEC157 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEC157 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEC157 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEC157 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 16.36, which is visibly different.

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