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#AEFC27 Color

#AEFC27 is rgb(174, 252, 39) in RGB, hsl(82, 97%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 85%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEFC27
HEX#AEFC27
RGBrgb(174, 252, 39)
HSLhsl(82, 97%, 57%)
HSVhsv(82, 85%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 85%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.232 129.3)
LABlab(91.38% -45.10 81.48)
LCHlch(91.38% 93.13 118.97)

What #AEFC27 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 #AEFC27, 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.

#AEFC27 Channel Values

How #AEFC27 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 252 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 97% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 85% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEFC27 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEFC27 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEFC27

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEFC27; 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 #AEFC27

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 #AEFC27.

How #AEFC27 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#AEFC27
Protanopia#F1F12A
Protanomaly#D9F529
Deuteranopia#E6E635
Deuteranomaly#D2EF30
Tritanopia#C3EEEE
Tritanomaly#BBF4BF
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEFC27 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aefc27: #AEFC27;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEFC27;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aefc27': '#AEFC27' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.988, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_aefc27">#AEFC27</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEFC27"

More Green Colors

#AEFC27 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEFC27 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEFC27?

#AEFC27 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 252, 39) in RGB and hsl(82, 97%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.86.

What is the RGB value of #AEFC27?

#AEFC27 is rgb(174, 252, 39) — red 174, green 252, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEFC27?

#AEFC27 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 85%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEFC27 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEFC27 scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEFC27 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEFC27 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 1.86, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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