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#AEC59B Color

#AEC59B is rgb(174, 197, 155) in RGB, hsl(93, 27%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEC59B
HEX#AEC59B
RGBrgb(174, 197, 155)
HSLhsl(93, 27%, 69%)
HSVhsv(93, 21%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.063 131.1)
LABlab(76.94% -13.78 18.42)
LCHlch(76.94% 23.01 126.79)

What #AEC59B 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 #AEC59B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.6Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.93Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.73Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.24Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.97Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.58

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

#AEC59B Channel Values

How #AEC59B 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 197 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 27% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 21% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEC59B 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEC59B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEC59B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEC59B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEC59B
Complementary
#B29BC5
Analogous
#C3C59B
Analogous
#9BC59D
Triadic
#9BAEC5
Triadic
#C59BAE
Split comp.
#9D9BC5
Split comp.
#C59BC3

Tints & Shades of #AEC59B

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

#B8CDA8
#C3D4B5
#CDDCC1
#DAE5D2
#E5ECDF
#EFF4EC

Shades

#96B57D
#7CA25D
#66854C
#4F683C
#394A2B
#202A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEC59B.

How #AEC59B 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#AEC59B
Protanopia#C1C19B
Protanomaly#BAC39B
Deuteranopia#BEBE9C
Deuteranomaly#B8C19B
Tritanopia#B3C0C0
Tritanomaly#B1C2B3
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEC59B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aec59b: #AEC59B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEC59B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aec59b': '#AEC59B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.773, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_aec59b">#AEC59B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEC59B"

More Green Colors

#AEC59B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEC59B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEC59B?

#AEC59B is a light green — rgb(174, 197, 155) in RGB and hsl(93, 27%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #AEC59B?

#AEC59B is rgb(174, 197, 155) — red 174, green 197, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEC59B?

#AEC59B converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEC59B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEC59B scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEC59B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEC59B 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 9.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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