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#AECEA1 Color

#AECEA1 is rgb(174, 206, 161) in RGB, hsl(103, 31%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 19%) 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 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECEA1
HEX#AECEA1
RGBrgb(174, 206, 161)
HSLhsl(103, 31%, 72%)
HSVhsv(103, 22%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.071 136.7)
LABlab(79.51% -17.29 18.78)
LCHlch(79.51% 25.53 132.64)

What #AECEA1 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 #AECEA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.21Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.22Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.93Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.31Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.14

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

#AECEA1 Channel Values

How #AECEA1 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 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 31% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 22% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECEA1 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AECEA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AECEA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AECEA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AECEA1
Complementary
#C1A1CE
Analogous
#C4CEA1
Analogous
#A1CEAB
Triadic
#A1AECE
Triadic
#CEA1AE
Split comp.
#ABA1CE
Split comp.
#CEA1C4

Tints & Shades of #AECEA1

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

#BAD5AF
#C2DAB9
#CEE1C6
#D9E8D4
#E5EFE1
#EEF4EB

Shades

#91BC80
#77AC62
#5F904C
#496E3A
#334D28
#1F2F19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AECEA1.

How #AECEA1 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#AECEA1
Protanopia#C9C9A1
Protanomaly#BFCBA1
Deuteranopia#C4C4A2
Deuteranomaly#BCC8A2
Tritanopia#B4C9C9
Tritanomaly#B2CBBA
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECEA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aecea1: #AECEA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECEA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aecea1': '#AECEA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.808, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_aecea1">#AECEA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECEA1"

More Green Colors

#AECEA1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AECEA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECEA1?

#AECEA1 is a light green — rgb(174, 206, 161) in RGB and hsl(103, 31%, 72%) 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 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #AECEA1?

#AECEA1 is rgb(174, 206, 161) — red 174, green 206, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECEA1?

#AECEA1 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECEA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECEA1 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECEA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECEA1 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 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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