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#AEE594 Color

#AEE594 is rgb(174, 229, 148) in RGB, hsl(101, 61%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEE594
HEX#AEE594
RGBrgb(174, 229, 148)
HSLhsl(101, 61%, 74%)
HSVhsv(101, 35%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.122 136)
LABlab(85.70% -29.11 33.64)
LCHlch(85.70% 44.49 130.87)

What #AEE594 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 #AEE594, 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.

#AEE594 Channel Values

How #AEE594 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 229 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 61% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 35% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEE594 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEE594

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEE594; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AEE594

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 #AEE594.

How #AEE594 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#AEE594
Protanopia#DDDD94
Protanomaly#CCE094
Deuteranopia#D5D596
Deuteranomaly#C7DC95
Tritanopia#B9DDDD
Tritanomaly#B5E0C4
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEE594 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aee594: #AEE594;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEE594;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aee594': '#AEE594' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.898, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_aee594">#AEE594</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEE594"

More Green Colors

#AEE594 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEE594 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEE594?

#AEE594 is a light green — rgb(174, 229, 148) in RGB and hsl(101, 61%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #AEE594?

#AEE594 is rgb(174, 229, 148) — red 174, green 229, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEE594?

#AEE594 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEE594 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEE594 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEE594 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEE594 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 14.2, which is visibly different.

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