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#AEC69F Color

#AEC69F is rgb(174, 198, 159) in RGB, hsl(97, 25%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 22%) 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 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEC69F
HEX#AEC69F
RGBrgb(174, 198, 159)
HSLhsl(97, 25%, 70%)
HSVhsv(97, 20%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.06 133.5)
LABlab(77.28% -13.77 16.78)
LCHlch(77.28% 21.71 129.37)

What #AEC69F 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 #AEC69F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.63Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.3Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.6Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.94Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.4Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.81

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

#AEC69F Channel Values

How #AEC69F 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 198 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 25% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 20% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEC69F 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEC69F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEC69F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEC69F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEC69F
Complementary
#B79FC6
Analogous
#C1C69F
Analogous
#9FC6A4
Triadic
#9FAEC6
Triadic
#C69FAE
Split comp.
#A49FC6
Split comp.
#C69FC1

Tints & Shades of #AEC69F

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

#B9CDAC
#C4D5B9
#CEDDC6
#D9E4D2
#E4ECDF
#EFF4EC

Shades

#96B483
#7BA163
#658650
#4D663D
#37492C
#1F2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEC69F.

How #AEC69F 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#AEC69F
Protanopia#C2C29F
Protanomaly#BAC49F
Deuteranopia#BEBEA0
Deuteranomaly#B8C29F
Tritanopia#B3C2C2
Tritanomaly#B1C3B5
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEC69F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aec69f: #AEC69F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEC69F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aec69f': '#AEC69F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.776, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_aec69f">#AEC69F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEC69F"

More Green Colors

#AEC69F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEC69F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEC69F?

#AEC69F is a light green — rgb(174, 198, 159) in RGB and hsl(97, 25%, 70%) 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 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #AEC69F?

#AEC69F is rgb(174, 198, 159) — red 174, green 198, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEC69F?

#AEC69F converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEC69F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEC69F scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEC69F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEC69F 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.