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#AEE3A0 Color

#AEE3A0 is rgb(174, 227, 160) in RGB, hsl(107, 54%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEE3A0
HEX#AEE3A0
RGBrgb(174, 227, 160)
HSLhsl(107, 54%, 76%)
HSVhsv(107, 30%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.106 139.2)
LABlab(85.31% -26.93 27.09)
LCHlch(85.31% 38.20 134.82)

What #AEE3A0 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 #AEE3A0, 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.

#AEE3A0 Channel Values

How #AEE3A0 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 227 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 54% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 30% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEE3A0 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEE3A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEE3A0; 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 #AEE3A0

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

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How #AEE3A0 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#AEE3A0
Protanopia#DBDBA0
Protanomaly#CBDEA0
Deuteranopia#D3D3A2
Deuteranomaly#C6DAA1
Tritanopia#B7DCDC
Tritanomaly#B4DFC7
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEE3A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aee3a0: #AEE3A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEE3A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aee3a0': '#AEE3A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.890, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_aee3a0">#AEE3A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEE3A0"

More Green Colors

#AEE3A0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEE3A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEE3A0?

#AEE3A0 is a light green — rgb(174, 227, 160) in RGB and hsl(107, 54%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.48.

What is the RGB value of #AEE3A0?

#AEE3A0 is rgb(174, 227, 160) — red 174, green 227, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEE3A0?

#AEE3A0 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEE3A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEE3A0 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEE3A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEE3A0 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 16.82, which is visibly different.

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