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#AED496 Color

#AED496 is rgb(174, 212, 150) in RGB, hsl(97, 42%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 17%) 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 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED496
HEX#AED496
RGBrgb(174, 212, 150)
HSLhsl(97, 42%, 71%)
HSVhsv(97, 29%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.093 133.7)
LABlab(81.00% -21.34 26.48)
LCHlch(81.00% 34.01 128.86)

What #AED496 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 #AED496, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.49Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.12Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.32Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.97Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.45Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 13.23

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

#AED496 Channel Values

How #AED496 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 212 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 42% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 29% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED496 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AED496 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AED496

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED496; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AED496
Complementary
#BC96D4
Analogous
#CDD496
Analogous
#96D49D
Triadic
#96AED4
Triadic
#D496AE
Split comp.
#9D96D4
Split comp.
#D496CD

Tints & Shades of #AED496

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

#B9DAA4
#C4E0B3
#CFE6C1
#D8EACC
#E3F0DB
#EEF6E9

Shades

#92C572
#79B851
#61983E
#4C7731
#355322
#203315

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED496.

How #AED496 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#AED496
Protanopia#CECE96
Protanomaly#C2D196
Deuteranopia#C8C897
Deuteranomaly#BECD97
Tritanopia#B6CDCD
Tritanomaly#B3D0BA
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED496 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed496: #AED496;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED496;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed496': '#AED496' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.831, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_aed496">#AED496</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED496"

More Green Colors

#AED496 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AED496 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED496?

#AED496 is a light green — rgb(174, 212, 150) in RGB and hsl(97, 42%, 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #AED496?

#AED496 is rgb(174, 212, 150) — red 174, green 212, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED496?

#AED496 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED496 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED496 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED496 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED496 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 12.45, which is visibly different.

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