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#AEE042 Color

#AEE042 is rgb(174, 224, 66) in RGB, hsl(79, 72%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 71%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEE042
HEX#AEE042
RGBrgb(174, 224, 66)
HSLhsl(79, 72%, 57%)
HSVhsv(79, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 71%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.188 125.6)
LABlab(83.54% -32.94 67.28)
LCHlch(83.54% 74.91 116.09)

What #AEE042 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 #AEE042, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.97Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.64Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.06Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.81June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.45Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.59

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

#AEE042 Channel Values

How #AEE042 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 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 72% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEE042 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 text13.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEE042 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEE042

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEE042; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEE042
Complementary
#7442E0
Analogous
#E0C342
Analogous
#5FE042
Triadic
#42AEE0
Triadic
#E042AE
Split comp.
#425FE0
Split comp.
#C342E0

Tints & Shades of #AEE042

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

#BAE55D
#C5E977
#D0ED91
#D9F1A7
#E5F5C2
#F0F9DC

Shades

#9ED723
#87B81E
#6E9518
#577613
#3D530E
#273509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEE042.

How #AEE042 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#AEE042
Protanopia#D9D943
Protanomaly#C9DC43
Deuteranopia#D1D147
Deuteranomaly#C4D745
Tritanopia#BDD4D4
Tritanomaly#B7D9AD
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEE042 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aee042: #AEE042;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEE042;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aee042': '#AEE042' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.878, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_aee042">#AEE042</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEE042"

More Green Colors

#AEE042 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEE042 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEE042?

#AEE042 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 224, 66) in RGB and hsl(79, 72%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #AEE042?

#AEE042 is rgb(174, 224, 66) — red 174, green 224, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEE042?

#AEE042 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 71%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEE042 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEE042 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEE042 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEE042 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 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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