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#AEF90B Color

#AEF90B is rgb(174, 249, 11) in RGB, hsl(79, 95%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 96%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Bud (#A7FC00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEF90B
HEX#AEF90B
RGBrgb(174, 249, 11)
HSLhsl(79, 95%, 51%)
HSVhsv(79, 96%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 96%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.235 128.5)
LABlab(90.48% -44.34 84.53)
LCHlch(90.48% 95.46 117.68)

What #AEF90B 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 #AEF90B, 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.

#AEF90B Channel Values

How #AEF90B 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 249 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 95% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 96% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEF90B 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEF90B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEF90B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEF90B; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AEF90B

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 #AEF90B.

How #AEF90B 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#AEF90B
Protanopia#EEEE11
Protanomaly#D8F30F
Deuteranopia#E4E424
Deuteranomaly#D0ED1D
Tritanopia#C3EBEB
Tritanomaly#BBF1BB
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEF90B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aef90b: #AEF90B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEF90B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aef90b': '#AEF90B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.976, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_aef90b">#AEF90B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEF90B"

More Green Colors

#AEF90B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEF90B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEF90B?

#AEF90B is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 249, 11) in RGB and hsl(79, 95%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Bud (#A7FC00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.82.

What is the RGB value of #AEF90B?

#AEF90B is rgb(174, 249, 11) — red 174, green 249, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEF90B?

#AEF90B converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 96%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEF90B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEF90B scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEF90B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEF90B 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 4.89, which is very hard to tell apart.

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