Palettes / Colors / #AAEE98

#AAEE98 — Light Green

#AAEE98 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #AAEE98 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.

#AAEE98 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 #DB96EE; it also sits naturally between #D5EE96 and #96EEAF. 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 60%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAEE98

.text { color: #AAEE98; }
.background { background-color: #AAEE98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEE98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEE98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEE98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAEE98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEE98">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAEE98

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB96EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAEE98: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEE98

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 #AAEE98 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 #AAEE98 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAEE98?

#AAEE98 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 170, 238, 152). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEE98?

#AAEE98 is RGB 170, 238, 152 — HSL 107°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 36%, 7%.

What colors go with #AAEE98?

Its complement is #DB96EE; analogous partners are #D5EE96 and #96EEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAEE98 for text?

Black text on #AAEE98 has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.