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#AECE73 Color

#AECE73 is rgb(174, 206, 115) in RGB, hsl(81, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 44%, 19%) 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 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECE73
HEX#AECE73
RGBrgb(174, 206, 115)
HSLhsl(81, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(81, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.123 124.9)
LABlab(78.87% -22.01 41.36)
LCHlch(78.87% 46.85 118.02)

What #AECE73 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 #AECE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 7.49Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 7.74Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 8.41Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.17Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.12Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.95

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

#AECE73 Channel Values

How #AECE73 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 206 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECE73 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AECE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AECE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AECE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AECE73
Complementary
#9373CE
Analogous
#CEC073
Analogous
#81CE73
Triadic
#73AECE
Triadic
#CE73AE
Split comp.
#7381CE
Split comp.
#C073CE

Tints & Shades of #AECE73

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

#B9D586
#C4DB99
#CFE2AC
#DAE8BF
#E5EFD2
#F0F6E5

Shades

#9DC355
#86AE3D
#6F8F32
#556D26
#3D4F1C
#232D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AECE73.

How #AECE73 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#AECE73
Protanopia#C9C973
Protanomaly#BFCB73
Deuteranopia#C4C475
Deuteranomaly#BCC874
Tritanopia#B8C5C5
Tritanomaly#B4C9AB
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aece73: #AECE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aece73': '#AECE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.808, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_aece73">#AECE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECE73"

More Green Colors

#AECE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AECE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECE73?

#AECE73 is a light green — rgb(174, 206, 115) in RGB and hsl(81, 48%, 63%) 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 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #AECE73?

#AECE73 is rgb(174, 206, 115) — red 174, green 206, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECE73?

#AECE73 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECE73 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECE73 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 17.14, which is visibly different.

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