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#AEF71D Color

#AEF71D is rgb(174, 247, 29) in RGB, hsl(80, 93%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 88%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEF71D
HEX#AEF71D
RGBrgb(174, 247, 29)
HSLhsl(80, 93%, 54%)
HSVhsv(80, 88%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 88%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.23 128.4)
LABlab(89.94% -43.35 82.07)
LCHlch(89.94% 92.81 117.84)

What #AEF71D 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 #AEF71D, 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.

#AEF71D Channel Values

How #AEF71D 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 247 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 93% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 88% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEF71D 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 text16.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEF71D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEF71D; 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 #AEF71D

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 #AEF71D.

How #AEF71D 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#AEF71D
Protanopia#EDED20
Protanomaly#D6F11F
Deuteranopia#E2E22D
Deuteranomaly#CFEB28
Tritanopia#C2E9E9
Tritanomaly#BAEFBA
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEF71D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aef71d: #AEF71D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEF71D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aef71d': '#AEF71D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.969, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_aef71d">#AEF71D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEF71D"

More Green Colors

#AEF71D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEF71D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEF71D?

#AEF71D is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 247, 29) in RGB and hsl(80, 93%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.14.

What is the RGB value of #AEF71D?

#AEF71D is rgb(174, 247, 29) — red 174, green 247, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEF71D?

#AEF71D converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 88%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEF71D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEF71D scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEF71D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEF71D 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 4.14, which is very hard to tell apart.

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