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#AEF986 Color

#AEF986 is rgb(174, 249, 134) in RGB, hsl(99, 91%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 46%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), visibly different at ΔE 10.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEF986
HEX#AEF986
RGBrgb(174, 249, 134)
HSLhsl(99, 91%, 75%)
HSVhsv(99, 46%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 46%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90.8% 0.165 135.6)
LABlab(91.13% -38.86 47.21)
LCHlch(91.13% 61.15 129.45)

What #AEF986 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 #AEF986, 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.

#AEF986 Channel Values

How #AEF986 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 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 91% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 46% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEF986 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEF986

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEF986; 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 #AEF986

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 #AEF986.

How #AEF986 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#AEF986
Protanopia#EEEE87
Protanomaly#D8F386
Deuteranopia#E4E48A
Deuteranomaly#D0ED88
Tritanopia#BEEEEE
Tritanomaly#B8F3CD
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEF986 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aef986: #AEF986;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEF986;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aef986': '#AEF986' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.976, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_aef986">#AEF986</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEF986"

More Green Colors

#AEF986 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEF986 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEF986?

#AEF986 is a light green — rgb(174, 249, 134) in RGB and hsl(99, 91%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.88.

What is the RGB value of #AEF986?

#AEF986 is rgb(174, 249, 134) — red 174, green 249, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEF986?

#AEF986 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 46%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEF986 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEF986 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEF986 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEF986 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 11.04, which is visibly different.

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