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#AED97D Color

#AED97D is rgb(174, 217, 125) in RGB, hsl(88, 55%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 42%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED97D
HEX#AED97D
RGBrgb(174, 217, 125)
HSLhsl(88, 55%, 67%)
HSVhsv(88, 42%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 42%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.128 129.3)
LABlab(82.06% -26.08 40.40)
LCHlch(82.06% 48.08 122.85)

What #AED97D 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 #AED97D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AED97D Channel Values

How #AED97D 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 217 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 55% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 42% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED97D 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AED97D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED97D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AED97D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED97D.

How #AED97D 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#AED97D
Protanopia#D2D27D
Protanomaly#C5D57D
Deuteranopia#CCCC7F
Deuteranomaly#C1D17E
Tritanopia#B9D0D0
Tritanomaly#B5D4B5
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED97D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed97d: #AED97D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED97D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed97d': '#AED97D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.851, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_aed97d">#AED97D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED97D"

More Green Colors

#AED97D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AED97D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED97D?

#AED97D is a light green — rgb(174, 217, 125) in RGB and hsl(88, 55%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #AED97D?

#AED97D is rgb(174, 217, 125) — red 174, green 217, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED97D?

#AED97D converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 42%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED97D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED97D scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED97D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED97D 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 17.98, which is visibly different.

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