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#AED237 Color

#AED237 is rgb(174, 210, 55) in RGB, hsl(74, 63%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 74%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED237
HEX#AED237
RGBrgb(174, 210, 55)
HSLhsl(74, 63%, 52%)
HSVhsv(74, 74%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 74%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.178 122.1)
LABlab(79.53% -27.34 67.15)
LCHlch(79.53% 72.51 112.15)

What #AED237 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 #AED237, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.57Limerick#9DC209ΔE 7.38June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.53Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 10.58Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.19Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.62

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

#AED237 Channel Values

How #AED237 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 210 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 63% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 74% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED237 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AED237 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AED237

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED237; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AED237
Complementary
#5B37D2
Analogous
#D2A937
Analogous
#61D237
Triadic
#37AED2
Triadic
#D237AE
Split comp.
#3761D2
Split comp.
#A937D2

Tints & Shades of #AED237

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

#BAD855
#C4DE6E
#D0E58B
#DAEAA4
#E6F1C1
#F0F7DA

Shades

#99BB2A
#819E24
#6A811D
#556818
#3D4B11
#252E0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED237.

How #AED237 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#AED237
Protanopia#CCCC38
Protanomaly#C1CF37
Deuteranopia#C7C73B
Deuteranomaly#BECC3A
Tritanopia#BCC7C7
Tritanomaly#B6CBA1
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED237 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed237: #AED237;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED237;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed237': '#AED237' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.824, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_aed237">#AED237</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED237"

More Green Colors

#AED237 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AED237 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED237?

#AED237 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 210, 55) in RGB and hsl(74, 63%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #AED237?

#AED237 is rgb(174, 210, 55) — red 174, green 210, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED237?

#AED237 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 74%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED237 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED237 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED237 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED237 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 6.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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