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#AEEE87 Color

#AEEE87 is rgb(174, 238, 135) in RGB, hsl(97, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 43%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEEE87
HEX#AEEE87
RGBrgb(174, 238, 135)
HSLhsl(97, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(97, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.149 134.5)
LABlab(88.05% -34.22 42.97)
LCHlch(88.05% 54.94 128.53)

What #AEEE87 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 #AEEE87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 9.55Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.08Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.06Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.93Mint#98FF98ΔE 13.26Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.76

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

#AEEE87 Channel Values

How #AEEE87 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 238 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEEE87 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEEE87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEEE87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEEE87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEEE87
Complementary
#C687EE
Analogous
#E2EE87
Analogous
#87EE93
Triadic
#87AEEE
Triadic
#EE87AE
Split comp.
#9387EE
Split comp.
#EE87E2

Tints & Shades of #AEEE87

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

#BAF098
#C3F2A6
#CFF5B8
#D8F7C5
#E4F9D7
#EDFBE4

Shades

#90E75A
#72E12D
#5AC01B
#489816
#326B0F
#1D3E09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEEE87.

How #AEEE87 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#AEEE87
Protanopia#E5E587
Protanomaly#D1E887
Deuteranopia#DCDC8A
Deuteranomaly#CBE389
Tritanopia#BCE4E4
Tritanomaly#B6E8C6
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEEE87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeee87: #AEEE87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEEE87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeee87': '#AEEE87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.933, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_aeee87">#AEEE87</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEEE87"

More Green Colors

#AEEE87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEEE87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEEE87?

#AEEE87 is a light green — rgb(174, 238, 135) in RGB and hsl(97, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.55.

What is the RGB value of #AEEE87?

#AEEE87 is rgb(174, 238, 135) — red 174, green 238, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEEE87?

#AEEE87 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEEE87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEEE87 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEEE87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEEE87 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 11.08, which is visibly different.

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