Palettes / Colors / #AAEEBD
#AAEEBD — Light Green
#AAEEBD 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 #AAEEBD 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.
#AAEEBD 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 #EEAADB; it also sits naturally between #B9EEAA and #AAEEDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAEEBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 238, 189 |
| HSL | 137°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 137°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 29%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 56.34, 73.37, 59.34 |
| Yxy | 73.37, 0.2980, 0.3881 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.62, -30.96, 17.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.66, -28.36, 14.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 74%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAEEBD
.text { color: #AAEEBD; }
.background { background-color: #AAEEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAEEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEEBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEAADB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAEEBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEEBD
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 #AAEEBD: ·
How #AAEEBD 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 #AAEEBD 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 #AAEEBD?
#AAEEBD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 170, 238, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEEBD?
#AAEEBD is RGB 170, 238, 189 — HSL 137°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #AAEEBD?
Its complement is #EEAADB; analogous partners are #B9EEAA and #AAEEDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAEEBD for text?
Black text on #AAEEBD has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.