What color is #AED17F?

#AED17F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED17F?

The RGB value is 174, 209, 127: 174 red, 209 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED17F?

The complementary color is #A27FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED17F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED17F color

#AED17F rgb(174, 209, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED17F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82% green and 49.8% blue (174, 209, 127).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#AED17F color codes

HEX	`#AED17F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 209, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 39%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.69, -25.41, 36.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.69, 44.81, 124.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.086, 56.131, 28.586)`
Decimal	`11456895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED17F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AED17F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED17F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AED17F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed17f; }
.text { color: #aed17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed17f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 209 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed17f, #85d17f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AED17F?: #AED17F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED17F?: The RGB value is 174, 209, 127: 174 red, 209 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED17F?: The complementary color is #A27FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED17F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.