What color is #AED365?

#AED365 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Juicy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED365?

The RGB value is 174, 211, 101: 174 red, 211 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED365?

The complementary color is #8A65D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED365?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED365 color

#AED365 rgb(174, 211, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED365 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82.7% green and 39.6% blue (174, 211, 101).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 56% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Lime (#B1CF5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#AED365 color codes

HEX	`#AED365`
RGB	`rgb(174, 211, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 56%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 52%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 52%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, -29.29, 49.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 57.86, 120.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.099, 56.526, 20.949)`
Decimal	`11457381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED365, 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 #AED365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #AED365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed365; }
.text { color: #aed365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 211 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed365, #77d365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #AED365?: #AED365 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Juicy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED365?: The RGB value is 174, 211, 101: 174 red, 211 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED365?: The complementary color is #8A65D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED365?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.