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#AEF81B Color

#AEF81B is rgb(174, 248, 27) in RGB, hsl(80, 94%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 89%, 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 3.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEF81B
HEX#AEF81B
RGBrgb(174, 248, 27)
HSLhsl(80, 94%, 54%)
HSVhsv(80, 89%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 89%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.231 128.5)
LABlab(90.22% -43.77 82.59)
LCHlch(90.22% 93.47 117.92)

What #AEF81B 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 #AEF81B, 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.

#AEF81B Channel Values

How #AEF81B 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 248 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 94% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 89% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEF81B 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEF81B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEF81B; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AEF81B

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 #AEF81B.

How #AEF81B 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#AEF81B
Protanopia#EDED1E
Protanomaly#D7F21D
Deuteranopia#E3E32C
Deuteranomaly#D0EC26
Tritanopia#C2EAEA
Tritanomaly#BBF0BB
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEF81B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aef81b: #AEF81B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEF81B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aef81b': '#AEF81B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.973, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_aef81b">#AEF81B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEF81B"

More Green Colors

#AEF81B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEF81B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEF81B?

#AEF81B is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 248, 27) in RGB and hsl(80, 94%, 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 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #AEF81B?

#AEF81B is rgb(174, 248, 27) — red 174, green 248, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEF81B?

#AEF81B converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 89%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEF81B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEF81B scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEF81B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEF81B 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 3.93, which is very hard to tell apart.

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