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#AEFF9E Color

#AEFF9E is rgb(174, 255, 158) in RGB, hsl(110, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 38%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEFF9E
HEX#AEFF9E
RGBrgb(174, 255, 158)
HSLhsl(110, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(110, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 38%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.15 140.4)
LABlab(93.09% -38.99 38.23)
LCHlch(93.09% 54.61 135.57)

What #AEFF9E 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 #AEFF9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 6.29Mint#98FF98ΔE 7.58Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.86Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 9.57Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.01Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 16.79

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#AEFF9E Channel Values

How #AEFF9E 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 255 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEFF9E 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEFF9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEFF9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEFF9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEFF9E
Complementary
#EF9EFF
Analogous
#DFFF9E
Analogous
#9EFFBE
Triadic
#9EAEFF
Triadic
#FF9EAE
Split comp.
#BE9EFF
Split comp.
#FF9EDF

Tints & Shades of #AEFF9E

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

#B7FFA8
#C4FFB8
#CCFFC2
#D9FFD1
#E1FFDB
#EEFFEB

Shades

#80FF66
#51FF2E
#29F500
#1FBD00
#168500
#0D4D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEFF9E.

How #AEFF9E 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#AEFF9E
Protanopia#F4F49F
Protanomaly#DBF89E
Deuteranopia#E8E8A1
Deuteranomaly#D4F2A0
Tritanopia#BDF5F5
Tritanomaly#B7F9D8
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEFF9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeff9e: #AEFF9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEFF9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeff9e': '#AEFF9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 1.000, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_aeff9e">#AEFF9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEFF9E"

More Green Colors

#AEFF9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEFF9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEFF9E?

#AEFF9E is a lightest green — rgb(174, 255, 158) in RGB and hsl(110, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #AEFF9E?

#AEFF9E is rgb(174, 255, 158) — red 174, green 255, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEFF9E?

#AEFF9E converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 38%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEFF9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEFF9E scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEFF9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEFF9E 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 6.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.