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#AEFC5A Color

#AEFC5A is rgb(174, 252, 90) in RGB, hsl(89, 96%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 64%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), visibly different at ΔE 10.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEFC5A
HEX#AEFC5A
RGBrgb(174, 252, 90)
HSLhsl(89, 96%, 67%)
HSVhsv(89, 64%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 64%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.206 131.4)
LABlab(91.61% -43.18 66.62)
LCHlch(91.61% 79.39 122.95)

What #AEFC5A 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 #AEFC5A, 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.

#AEFC5A Channel Values

How #AEFC5A 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 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 96% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 64% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEFC5A 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEFC5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEFC5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEFC5A; 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 #AEFC5A

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 #AEFC5A.

How #AEFC5A 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#AEFC5A
Protanopia#F1F15B
Protanomaly#D9F55B
Deuteranopia#E6E660
Deuteranomaly#D2EF5E
Tritanopia#C1EFEF
Tritanomaly#BAF4C5
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEFC5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aefc5a: #AEFC5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEFC5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aefc5a': '#AEFC5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.988, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_aefc5a">#AEFC5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEFC5A"

More Green Colors

#AEFC5A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEFC5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEFC5A?

#AEFC5A is a light green — rgb(174, 252, 90) in RGB and hsl(89, 96%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.45.

What is the RGB value of #AEFC5A?

#AEFC5A is rgb(174, 252, 90) — red 174, green 252, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEFC5A?

#AEFC5A converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 64%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEFC5A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEFC5A scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEFC5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEFC5A 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 14.22, which is visibly different.

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