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#AECD98 Color

#AECD98 is rgb(174, 205, 152) in RGB, hsl(95, 35%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 26%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECD98
HEX#AECD98
RGBrgb(174, 205, 152)
HSLhsl(95, 35%, 70%)
HSVhsv(95, 26%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 26%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.079 132.6)
LABlab(79.09% -17.89 22.91)
LCHlch(79.09% 29.07 127.99)

What #AECD98 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 #AECD98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.85Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.66Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.98Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.91Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.93Sage#9CAF88ΔE 12.53

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

#AECD98 Channel Values

How #AECD98 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 205 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 95° · S 35% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 95° · S 26% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECD98 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AECD98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AECD98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AECD98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AECD98
Complementary
#B798CD
Analogous
#C9CD98
Analogous
#98CD9C
Triadic
#98AECD
Triadic
#CD98AE
Split comp.
#9C98CD
Split comp.
#CD98C9

Tints & Shades of #AECD98

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

#B9D4A5
#C4DBB3
#CEE1C1
#D9E8CF
#E4EEDD
#EFF5EA

Shades

#96BE79
#7BAE56
#659146
#4D6E35
#374F26
#1F2D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AECD98.

How #AECD98 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#AECD98
Protanopia#C8C898
Protanomaly#BECA98
Deuteranopia#C3C399
Deuteranomaly#BBC799
Tritanopia#B5C7C7
Tritanomaly#B2CAB6
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECD98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aecd98: #AECD98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECD98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aecd98': '#AECD98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.804, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_aecd98">#AECD98</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECD98"

More Green Colors

#AECD98 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AECD98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECD98?

#AECD98 is a light green — rgb(174, 205, 152) in RGB and hsl(95, 35%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.85.

What is the RGB value of #AECD98?

#AECD98 is rgb(174, 205, 152) — red 174, green 205, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECD98?

#AECD98 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 26%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECD98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECD98 scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECD98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECD98 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 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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