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#AED5AE Color

#AED5AE is rgb(174, 213, 174) in RGB, hsl(120, 32%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED5AE
HEX#AED5AE
RGBrgb(174, 213, 174)
HSLhsl(120, 32%, 76%)
HSVhsv(120, 18%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.068 144.9)
LABlab(81.67% -18.91 14.93)
LCHlch(81.67% 24.09 141.71)

What #AED5AE 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 #AED5AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.93Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.74Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.07Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.82Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.51Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 11.09

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

#AED5AE Channel Values

How #AED5AE 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 213 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 32% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 18% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED5AE 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AED5AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AED5AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED5AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AED5AE
Complementary
#D5AED5
Analogous
#C2D5AE
Analogous
#AED5C2
Triadic
#AEAED5
Triadic
#D5AEAE
Split comp.
#C2AED5
Split comp.
#D5AEC2

Tints & Shades of #AED5AE

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

#B8DBB8
#C2E0C2
#CDE5CD
#DAECDA
#E4F1E4
#EEF6EE

Shades

#8DC48D
#68B168
#4E974E
#3D763D
#2B542B
#182F18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED5AE.

How #AED5AE 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#AED5AE
Protanopia#CFCFAE
Protanomaly#C3D1AE
Deuteranopia#C9C9AF
Deuteranomaly#BFCEAF
Tritanopia#B4D1D1
Tritanomaly#B1D2C4
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED5AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed5ae: #AED5AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED5AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed5ae': '#AED5AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.835, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_aed5ae">#AED5AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED5AE"

More Green Colors

#AED5AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AED5AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED5AE?

#AED5AE is a light green — rgb(174, 213, 174) in RGB and hsl(120, 32%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #AED5AE?

#AED5AE is rgb(174, 213, 174) — red 174, green 213, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED5AE?

#AED5AE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED5AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED5AE scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED5AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED5AE 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 10.51, which is visibly different.

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