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#AEFFA9 Color

#AEFFA9 is rgb(174, 255, 169) in RGB, hsl(117, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEFFA9
HEX#AEFFA9
RGBrgb(174, 255, 169)
HSLhsl(117, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(117, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.139 143)
LABlab(93.24% -37.80 33.04)
LCHlch(93.24% 50.21 138.84)

What #AEFFA9 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 #AEFFA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 8.57Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.92Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.08Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.76Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.12Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 17.21

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

#AEFFA9 Channel Values

How #AEFFA9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEFFA9 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 text17.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEFFA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEFFA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEFFA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEFFA9
Complementary
#FBA8FF
Analogous
#D8FFA8
Analogous
#A8FFCF
Triadic
#A8ADFF
Triadic
#FFA8AD
Split comp.
#CFA8FF
Split comp.
#FFA8D8

Tints & Shades of #AEFFA9

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

#B6FFB3
#C0FFBD
#CAFFC7
#D8FFD6
#E2FFE0
#ECFFEB

Shades

#77FF70
#3DFF33
#0CFA00
#0AC200
#078A00
#044D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEFFA9.

How #AEFFA9 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#AEFFA9
Protanopia#F4F4A9
Protanomaly#DBF8A9
Deuteranopia#E8E8AC
Deuteranomaly#D4F2AB
Tritanopia#BCF6F6
Tritanomaly#B6FADC
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEFFA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeffa9: #AEFFA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEFFA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeffa9': '#AEFFA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 1.000, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_aeffa9">#AEFFA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEFFA9"

More Green Colors

#AEFFA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEFFA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEFFA9?

#AEFFA9 is a lightest green — rgb(174, 255, 169) in RGB and hsl(117, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.57.

What is the RGB value of #AEFFA9?

#AEFFA9 is rgb(174, 255, 169) — red 174, green 255, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEFFA9?

#AEFFA9 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEFFA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEFFA9 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEFFA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEFFA9 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 8.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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