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#AEE038 Color

#AEE038 is rgb(174, 224, 56) in RGB, hsl(78, 73%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 75%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEE038
HEX#AEE038
RGBrgb(174, 224, 56)
HSLhsl(78, 73%, 55%)
HSVhsv(78, 75%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 75%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.194 125.3)
LABlab(83.49% -33.32 70.46)
LCHlch(83.49% 77.95 115.31)

What #AEE038 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 #AEE038, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 7.14Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.29Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.35Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 10.55Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.18Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 13.53

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

#AEE038 Channel Values

How #AEE038 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 224 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 73% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 75% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEE038 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEE038 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEE038

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEE038; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEE038
Complementary
#6B38E0
Analogous
#E0BF38
Analogous
#5AE038
Triadic
#38AEE0
Triadic
#E038AE
Split comp.
#385AE0
Split comp.
#BF38E0

Tints & Shades of #AEE038

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

#B9E453
#C3E86D
#CEEC88
#DBF1A7
#E6F5C1
#F1F9DC

Shades

#9ED421
#84B01C
#6D9217
#567312
#3F540D
#243108

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEE038.

How #AEE038 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#AEE038
Protanopia#D9D939
Protanomaly#C9DC39
Deuteranopia#D1D13E
Deuteranomaly#C4D73C
Tritanopia#BED4D4
Tritanomaly#B8D9AB
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEE038 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aee038: #AEE038;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEE038;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aee038': '#AEE038' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.878, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_aee038">#AEE038</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEE038"

More Green Colors

#AEE038 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEE038 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEE038?

#AEE038 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 224, 56) in RGB and hsl(78, 73%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #AEE038?

#AEE038 is rgb(174, 224, 56) — red 174, green 224, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEE038?

#AEE038 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 75%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEE038 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEE038 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEE038 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEE038 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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