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#AED2A3 Color

#AED2A3 is rgb(174, 210, 163) in RGB, hsl(106, 34%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 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 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED2A3
HEX#AED2A3
RGBrgb(174, 210, 163)
HSLhsl(106, 34%, 73%)
HSVhsv(106, 22%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.075 138.4)
LABlab(80.65% -18.91 19.28)
LCHlch(80.65% 27.01 134.44)

What #AED2A3 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 #AED2A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.24Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.35Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.16Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.27Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.43Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 11.04

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

#AED2A3 Channel Values

How #AED2A3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 34% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 22% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED2A3 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AED2A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AED2A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED2A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AED2A3
Complementary
#C7A3D2
Analogous
#C5D2A3
Analogous
#A3D2AF
Triadic
#A3AED2
Triadic
#D2A3AE
Split comp.
#AFA3D2
Split comp.
#D2A3C5

Tints & Shades of #AED2A3

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

#BAD8B0
#C3DDBB
#CFE4C8
#D8E9D3
#E4F0E0
#EDF5EA

Shades

#90C181
#71B05E
#5A9348
#477439
#325228
#1D3018

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED2A3.

How #AED2A3 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#AED2A3
Protanopia#CCCCA3
Protanomaly#C1CFA3
Deuteranopia#C7C7A4
Deuteranomaly#BECCA4
Tritanopia#B4CDCD
Tritanomaly#B2CFBE
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED2A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed2a3: #AED2A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED2A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed2a3': '#AED2A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.824, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_aed2a3">#AED2A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED2A3"

More Green Colors

#AED2A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AED2A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED2A3?

#AED2A3 is a light green — rgb(174, 210, 163) in RGB and hsl(106, 34%, 73%) 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 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #AED2A3?

#AED2A3 is rgb(174, 210, 163) — red 174, green 210, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED2A3?

#AED2A3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED2A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED2A3 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED2A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED2A3 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 9.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.