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#AED09A Color

#AED09A is rgb(174, 208, 154) in RGB, hsl(98, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 18%) 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 7.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED09A
HEX#AED09A
RGBrgb(174, 208, 154)
HSLhsl(98, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(98, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.082 134.2)
LABlab(79.95% -19.05 23.02)
LCHlch(79.95% 29.88 129.61)

What #AED09A 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 #AED09A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.64Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.74Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.93Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.81Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 12.21Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.26

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

#AED09A Channel Values

How #AED09A 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 208 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED09A 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AED09A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AED09A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED09A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AED09A
Complementary
#BC9AD0
Analogous
#C9D09A
Analogous
#9AD0A2
Triadic
#9AAED0
Triadic
#D09AAE
Split comp.
#A29AD0
Split comp.
#D09AC9

Tints & Shades of #AED09A

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

#B9D6A8
#C4DDB6
#CFE3C4
#D8E8CE
#E3EFDC
#EEF5EA

Shades

#92BF78
#79B159
#619245
#4C7236
#355026
#203117

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED09A.

How #AED09A 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#AED09A
Protanopia#CBCB9A
Protanomaly#C0CD9A
Deuteranopia#C6C69B
Deuteranomaly#BDCA9B
Tritanopia#B5CACA
Tritanomaly#B2CDB9
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED09A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed09a: #AED09A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED09A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed09a': '#AED09A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.816, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_aed09a">#AED09A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED09A"

More Green Colors

#AED09A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AED09A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED09A?

#AED09A is a light green — rgb(174, 208, 154) in RGB and hsl(98, 36%, 71%) 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 7.64.

What is the RGB value of #AED09A?

#AED09A is rgb(174, 208, 154) — red 174, green 208, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED09A?

#AED09A converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED09A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED09A scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED09A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED09A 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 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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