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#AED4A0 Color

#AED4A0 is rgb(174, 212, 160) in RGB, hsl(104, 38%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 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 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED4A0
HEX#AED4A0
RGBrgb(174, 212, 160)
HSLhsl(104, 38%, 73%)
HSVhsv(104, 25%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.082 137.4)
LABlab(81.15% -20.19 21.52)
LCHlch(81.15% 29.51 133.17)

What #AED4A0 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 #AED4A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 5.47Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.6Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.68Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.98Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.98Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.02

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

#AED4A0 Channel Values

How #AED4A0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 38% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 25% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED4A0 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AED4A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AED4A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED4A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AED4A0
Complementary
#C6A0D4
Analogous
#C8D4A0
Analogous
#A0D4AC
Triadic
#A0AED4
Triadic
#D4A0AE
Split comp.
#ACA0D4
Split comp.
#D4A0C8

Tints & Shades of #AED4A0

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

#BADBAE
#C3DFB9
#CFE6C7
#D8EAD1
#E4F1DF
#EDF6EA

Shades

#90C57D
#72B55A
#5A9744
#477836
#325426
#1D3116

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED4A0.

How #AED4A0 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#AED4A0
Protanopia#CECEA0
Protanomaly#C2D1A0
Deuteranopia#C8C8A1
Deuteranomaly#BECDA1
Tritanopia#B5CECE
Tritanomaly#B2D1BE
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED4A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed4a0: #AED4A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED4A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed4a0': '#AED4A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.831, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_aed4a0">#AED4A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED4A0"

More Green Colors

#AED4A0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AED4A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED4A0?

#AED4A0 is a light green — rgb(174, 212, 160) in RGB and hsl(104, 38%, 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 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #AED4A0?

#AED4A0 is rgb(174, 212, 160) — red 174, green 212, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED4A0?

#AED4A0 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED4A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED4A0 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED4A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED4A0 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 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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