Palettes / Colors / #AAEECC

#AAEECC — Light Green

#AAEECC is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #AAEECC 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.

#AAEECC is a cool 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 #EEAACC; it also sits naturally between #AAEEAA and #AAEEEE. 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 80%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAEECC

.text { color: #AAEECC; }
.background { background-color: #AAEECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AAEECC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEAACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAEECC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEECC

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 #AAEECC 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 #AAEECC 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

← #AAEECB  ·  #AAEECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAEECC?

#AAEECC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 170, 238, 204). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEECC?

#AAEECC is RGB 170, 238, 204 — HSL 150°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #AAEECC?

Its complement is #EEAACC; analogous partners are #AAEEAA and #AAEEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAEECC for text?

Black text on #AAEECC has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.