Palettes / Colors / #AAEE2C

#AAEE2C — Vivid Green

#AAEE2C is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #AAEE2C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AAEE2C is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6F2BEE; it also sits naturally between #EED12B and #48EE2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 17%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AAEE2C

.text { color: #AAEE2C; }
.background { background-color: #AAEE2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEE2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEE2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEE2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAEE2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEE2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAEE2C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F2BEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAEE2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEE2C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AAEE2C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AAEE2C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAEE2B  ·  #AAEE2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAEE2C?

#AAEE2C is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 170, 238, 44). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEE2C?

#AAEE2C is RGB 170, 238, 44 — HSL 81°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 82%, 7%.

What colors go with #AAEE2C?

Its complement is #6F2BEE; analogous partners are #EED12B and #48EE2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAEE2C for text?

Black text on #AAEE2C has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.