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#AEC997 Color

#AEC997 is rgb(174, 201, 151) in RGB, hsl(92, 32%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEC997
HEX#AEC997
RGBrgb(174, 201, 151)
HSLhsl(92, 32%, 69%)
HSVhsv(92, 25%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.074 131)
LABlab(77.97% -16.14 21.93)
LCHlch(77.97% 27.22 126.35)

What #AEC997 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 #AEC997, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.39Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.45Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.48Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.81Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.59Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.88

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

#AEC997 Channel Values

How #AEC997 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 201 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 32% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 25% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEC997 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEC997 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEC997

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEC997; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEC997
Complementary
#B297C9
Analogous
#C8C997
Analogous
#97C998
Triadic
#97AEC9
Triadic
#C997AE
Split comp.
#9897C9
Split comp.
#C997C8

Tints & Shades of #AEC997

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

#B9D0A4
#C3D7B2
#CEDEBF
#DBE7D0
#E5EEDD
#EFF5EB

Shades

#97BA78
#7DA857
#668A47
#506C37
#394D28
#202C17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEC997.

How #AEC997 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#AEC997
Protanopia#C5C597
Protanomaly#BCC697
Deuteranopia#C1C198
Deuteranomaly#B9C498
Tritanopia#B4C4C4
Tritanomaly#B2C6B3
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEC997 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aec997: #AEC997;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEC997;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aec997': '#AEC997' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.788, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_aec997">#AEC997</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEC997"

More Green Colors

#AEC997 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEC997 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEC997?

#AEC997 is a light green — rgb(174, 201, 151) in RGB and hsl(92, 32%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.39.

What is the RGB value of #AEC997?

#AEC997 is rgb(174, 201, 151) — red 174, green 201, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEC997?

#AEC997 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEC997 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEC997 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEC997 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEC997 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 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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