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#AEE5CA Color

#AEE5CA is rgb(174, 229, 202) in RGB, hsl(151, 51%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEE5CA
HEX#AEE5CA
RGBrgb(174, 229, 202)
HSLhsl(151, 51%, 79%)
HSVhsv(151, 24%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.068 163.4)
LABlab(86.59% -22.35 7.21)
LCHlch(86.59% 23.49 162.12)

What #AEE5CA 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 #AEE5CA, 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.

#AEE5CA Channel Values

How #AEE5CA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 51% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 24% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEE5CA 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEE5CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEE5CA; 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 #AEE5CA

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 #AEE5CA.

How #AEE5CA 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#AEE5CA
Protanopia#DDDDCA
Protanomaly#CCE0CA
Deuteranopia#D5D5CC
Deuteranomaly#C7DCCB
Tritanopia#B2E2E2
Tritanomaly#B1E3D9
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEE5CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aee5ca: #AEE5CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEE5CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aee5ca': '#AEE5CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.898, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_aee5ca">#AEE5CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEE5CA"

More Green Colors

#AEE5CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEE5CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEE5CA?

#AEE5CA is a light green — rgb(174, 229, 202) in RGB and hsl(151, 51%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #AEE5CA?

#AEE5CA is rgb(174, 229, 202) — red 174, green 229, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEE5CA?

#AEE5CA converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEE5CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEE5CA scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEE5CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEE5CA 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.47, which is visibly different.

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