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#AEEEA0 Color

#AEEEA0 is rgb(174, 238, 160) in RGB, hsl(109, 70%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEEEA0
HEX#AEEEA0
RGBrgb(174, 238, 160)
HSLhsl(109, 70%, 78%)
HSVhsv(109, 33%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.123 140)
LABlab(88.37% -31.69 31.13)
LCHlch(88.37% 44.43 135.51)

What #AEEEA0 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 #AEEEA0, 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.

#AEEEA0 Channel Values

How #AEEEA0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 70% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 33% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEEEA0 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEEEA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEEEA0; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AEEEA0

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEEEA0.

How #AEEEA0 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#AEEEA0
Protanopia#E5E5A0
Protanomaly#D1E8A0
Deuteranopia#DCDCA2
Deuteranomaly#CBE3A1
Tritanopia#B9E6E6
Tritanomaly#B5E9CE
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEEEA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeeea0: #AEEEA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEEEA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeeea0': '#AEEEA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.933, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_aeeea0">#AEEEA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEEEA0"

More Green Colors

#AEEEA0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEEEA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEEEA0?

#AEEEA0 is a light green — rgb(174, 238, 160) in RGB and hsl(109, 70%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #AEEEA0?

#AEEEA0 is rgb(174, 238, 160) — red 174, green 238, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEEEA0?

#AEEEA0 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEEEA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEEEA0 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEEEA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEEEA0 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 12.61, which is visibly different.

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