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#AEEC4B Color

#AEEC4B is rgb(174, 236, 75) in RGB, hsl(83, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 68%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEEC4B
HEX#AEEC4B
RGBrgb(174, 236, 75)
HSLhsl(83, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(83, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 68%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.197 128.2)
LABlab(86.99% -37.53 67.48)
LCHlch(86.99% 77.22 119.08)

What #AEEC4B 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 #AEEC4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.9Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.29Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 11.43Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.33Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 12.35French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 16.35

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

#AEEC4B Channel Values

How #AEEC4B 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 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEEC4B 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 text14.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEEC4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEEC4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEEC4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEEC4B
Complementary
#894BEC
Analogous
#ECD94B
Analogous
#5EEC4B
Triadic
#4BAEEC
Triadic
#EC4BAE
Split comp.
#4B5EEC
Split comp.
#D94BEC

Tints & Shades of #AEEC4B

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

#B9EF62
#C5F17E
#CFF495
#DAF6AC
#E4F9C3
#F1FCDF

Shades

#9EE826
#88D016
#70AB12
#55810E
#3D5C0A
#243706

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEEC4B.

How #AEEC4B 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#AEEC4B
Protanopia#E3E34C
Protanomaly#D0E74C
Deuteranopia#DADA51
Deuteranomaly#CAE14F
Tritanopia#BFE0E0
Tritanomaly#B8E5B7
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEEC4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeec4b: #AEEC4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEEC4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeec4b': '#AEEC4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.925, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_aeec4b">#AEEC4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEEC4B"

More Green Colors

#AEEC4B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEEC4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEEC4B?

#AEEC4B is a light green — rgb(174, 236, 75) in RGB and hsl(83, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #AEEC4B?

#AEEC4B is rgb(174, 236, 75) — red 174, green 236, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEEC4B?

#AEEC4B converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 68%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEEC4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEEC4B scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEEC4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEEC4B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.29, which is visibly different.

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