Palettes / Colors / #AAEEAF
#AAEEAF — Light Green
#AAEEAF 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 #AAEEAF 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.
#AAEEAF is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EEAAEA; it also sits naturally between #C7EEAA and #AAEED1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAEEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 238, 175 |
| HSL | 124°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 124°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 29%, 0%, 26%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.89, 72.79, 51.71 |
| Yxy | 72.79, 0.3060, 0.4058 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.35, -33.40, 23.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.32, -30.38, 19.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 69%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAEEAF
.text { color: #AAEEAF; }
.background { background-color: #AAEEAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEEAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEEAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEEAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAEEAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEEAF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEAAEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAEEAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEEAF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AAEEAF: ·
How #AAEEAF 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 #AAEEAF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AAEEAF?
#AAEEAF is Light Green, a green color (RGB 170, 238, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEEAF?
#AAEEAF is RGB 170, 238, 175 — HSL 124°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 26%, 7%.
What colors go with #AAEEAF?
Its complement is #EEAAEA; analogous partners are #C7EEAA and #AAEED1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAEEAF for text?
Black text on #AAEEAF has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.