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#AEF66A Color

#AEF66A is rgb(174, 246, 106) in RGB, hsl(91, 89%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 57%, 4%) 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 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEF66A
HEX#AEF66A
RGBrgb(174, 246, 106)
HSLhsl(91, 89%, 69%)
HSVhsv(91, 57%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 57%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.186 131.9)
LABlab(90.03% -39.82 58.46)
LCHlch(90.03% 70.73 124.26)

What #AEF66A 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 #AEF66A, 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.

#AEF66A Channel Values

How #AEF66A 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 246 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 89% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 57% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEF66A 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEF66A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEF66A; 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 #AEF66A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEF66A.

How #AEF66A 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#AEF66A
Protanopia#ECEC6B
Protanomaly#D6F06A
Deuteranopia#E2E26F
Deuteranomaly#CFEA6D
Tritanopia#BFEAEA
Tritanomaly#B9EFC4
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEF66A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aef66a: #AEF66A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEF66A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aef66a': '#AEF66A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.965, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_aef66a">#AEF66A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEF66A"

More Green Colors

#AEF66A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEF66A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEF66A?

#AEF66A is a light green — rgb(174, 246, 106) in RGB and hsl(91, 89%, 69%) 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 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #AEF66A?

#AEF66A is rgb(174, 246, 106) — red 174, green 246, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEF66A?

#AEF66A converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 57%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEF66A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEF66A scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEF66A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEF66A 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 16.5, which is visibly different.

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