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#AEEAB1 Color

#AEEAB1 is rgb(174, 234, 177) in RGB, hsl(123, 59%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEEAB1
HEX#AEEAB1
RGBrgb(174, 234, 177)
HSLhsl(123, 59%, 80%)
HSVhsv(123, 26%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.099 145.9)
LABlab(87.52% -27.96 21.40)
LCHlch(87.52% 35.21 142.57)

What #AEEAB1 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 #AEEAB1, 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.

#AEEAB1 Channel Values

How #AEEAB1 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 234 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 59% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 26% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEEAB1 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEEAB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEEAB1; 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 #AEEAB1

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEEAB1.

How #AEEAB1 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#AEEAB1
Protanopia#E1E1B1
Protanomaly#CFE5B1
Deuteranopia#D9D9B3
Deuteranomaly#C9E0B2
Tritanopia#B7E4E4
Tritanomaly#B3E6D1
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEEAB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeeab1: #AEEAB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEEAB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeeab1': '#AEEAB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.918, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_aeeab1">#AEEAB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEEAB1"

More Green Colors

#AEEAB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEEAB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEEAB1?

#AEEAB1 is a lightest green — rgb(174, 234, 177) in RGB and hsl(123, 59%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #AEEAB1?

#AEEAB1 is rgb(174, 234, 177) — red 174, green 234, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEEAB1?

#AEEAB1 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEEAB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEEAB1 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEEAB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEEAB1 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 16.83, which is visibly different.

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