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#AEF958 Color

#AEF958 is rgb(174, 249, 88) in RGB, hsl(88, 93%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 65%, 2%) 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 9.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEF958
HEX#AEF958
RGBrgb(174, 249, 88)
HSLhsl(88, 93%, 66%)
HSVhsv(88, 65%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 65%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.204 130.9)
LABlab(90.74% -42.11 66.49)
LCHlch(90.74% 78.70 122.35)

What #AEF958 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 #AEF958, 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.

#AEF958 Channel Values

How #AEF958 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 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 93% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 65% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEF958 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEF958

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEF958; 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 #AEF958

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 #AEF958.

How #AEF958 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#AEF958
Protanopia#EEEE59
Protanomaly#D8F359
Deuteranopia#E4E45E
Deuteranomaly#D0ED5C
Tritanopia#C1ECEC
Tritanomaly#BAF1C3
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEF958 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aef958: #AEF958;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEF958;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aef958': '#AEF958' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.976, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_aef958">#AEF958</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEF958"

More Green Colors

#AEF958 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEF958 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEF958?

#AEF958 is a light green — rgb(174, 249, 88) in RGB and hsl(88, 93%, 66%) 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 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #AEF958?

#AEF958 is rgb(174, 249, 88) — red 174, green 249, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEF958?

#AEF958 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 65%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEF958 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEF958 scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEF958 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEF958 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 14.69, which is visibly different.

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