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#AEEC04 Color

#AEEC04 is rgb(174, 236, 4) in RGB, hsl(76, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 98%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEEC04
HEX#AEEC04
RGBrgb(174, 236, 4)
HSLhsl(76, 97%, 47%)
HSVhsv(76, 98%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 98%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.222 126.5)
LABlab(86.78% -39.24 82.29)
LCHlch(86.78% 91.17 115.50)

What #AEEC04 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 #AEEC04, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 7.76Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 8.52Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.18Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 10.22Electric Lime#CCFF00ΔE 10.26Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 10.45

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

#AEEC04 Channel Values

How #AEEC04 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 236 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 97% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 98% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEEC04 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEEC04 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEEC04

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEEC04; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEEC04
Complementary
#4204EC
Analogous
#ECB604
Analogous
#3AEC04
Triadic
#04AEEC
Triadic
#EC04AE
Split comp.
#043AEC
Split comp.
#B604EC

Tints & Shades of #AEEC04

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

#BFFB18
#CAFC40
#D4FD63
#DEFD86
#E7FEAA
#F2FED2

Shades

#98CE03
#82B003
#6B9202
#516F02
#3B5001
#253201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEEC04.

How #AEEC04 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#AEEC04
Protanopia#E3E30A
Protanomaly#D0E708
Deuteranopia#DADA1E
Deuteranomaly#CAE116
Tritanopia#C0DEDE
Tritanomaly#B9E4B1
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEEC04 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeec04: #AEEC04;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEEC04;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeec04': '#AEEC04' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.925, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_aeec04">#AEEC04</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEEC04"

More Green Colors

#AEEC04 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEEC04 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEEC04?

#AEEC04 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 236, 4) in RGB and hsl(76, 97%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #AEEC04?

#AEEC04 is rgb(174, 236, 4) — red 174, green 236, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEEC04?

#AEEC04 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 98%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEEC04 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEEC04 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEEC04 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEEC04 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 9.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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