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#AEE203 Color

#AEE203 is rgb(174, 226, 3) in RGB, hsl(74, 97%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 99%, 11%) 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 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEE203
HEX#AEE203
RGBrgb(174, 226, 3)
HSLhsl(74, 97%, 45%)
HSVhsv(74, 99%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 99%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.211 124.7)
LABlab(83.94% -35.16 80.28)
LCHlch(83.94% 87.64 113.65)

What #AEE203 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 #AEE203, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 5.68Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.7Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 10.85Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 12.09Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 12.65Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 13.08

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

#AEE203 Channel Values

How #AEE203 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 226 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 97% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 99% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEE203 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEE203 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEE203

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEE203; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEE203
Complementary
#3703E2
Analogous
#E2A703
Analogous
#3FE203
Triadic
#03AEE2
Triadic
#E203AE
Split comp.
#033FE2
Split comp.
#A703E2

Tints & Shades of #AEE203

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

#C5FB13
#CEFC36
#D8FD5E
#E0FD81
#EAFEAA
#F3FECD

Shades

#97C403
#80A603
#688802
#556F02
#3E5001
#273201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEE203.

How #AEE203 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#AEE203
Protanopia#DADA08
Protanomaly#CADD06
Deuteranopia#D3D31A
Deuteranomaly#C5D913
Tritanopia#BFD5D5
Tritanomaly#B8DAA9
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEE203 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aee203: #AEE203;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEE203;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aee203': '#AEE203' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.886, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_aee203">#AEE203</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEE203"

More Green Colors

#AEE203 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEE203 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEE203?

#AEE203 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 226, 3) in RGB and hsl(74, 97%, 45%) 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 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #AEE203?

#AEE203 is rgb(174, 226, 3) — red 174, green 226, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEE203?

#AEE203 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 99%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEE203 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEE203 scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEE203 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEE203 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.97, which is visibly different.

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