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#AED028 — Green

#AED028 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #AED028 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.

#AED028 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 #4A28D2; it also sits naturally between #D29F28 and #5BD228. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AED028 · RGB 174, 208, 40

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Color values

HEX#AED028
RGB174, 208, 40
HSL72°, 68%, 49%
HSV72°, 81%, 82%
CMYK16%, 0%, 81%, 18%
XYZ40.39, 54.26, 10.35
Yxy54.26, 0.3847, 0.5167
CIE-Lab78.62, -31.90, 71.85
Hunter Lab73.66, -27.53, 40.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 82% · Blue 16%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AED028 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AED028 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AED028

.text { color: #AED028; }
.background { background-color: #AED028; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED028; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 208, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 68%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED028; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 208, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED028; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 208, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AED028">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED028">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AED028

#A2C125#90AB21#819A1D#6F8519#617416#4F5E12#414D0F#2F380B#202707#0E1103

Tints of #AED028

#BAD93A#C0DD4B#C7E160#CFE576#D6E98B#DCEC9C#E4F0B2#EBF4C7#F1F8D8#F9FCEE

Tones of #AED028

#A8C534#A2BA40#9AAE4C#93A159#8B9565#848970

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4A28D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.77:1 Fails
Against black text11.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #AED028: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED028

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AED028: ·

How #AED028 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBD51Deuteranopia · #BBB85ATritanopia · #B07178

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind lime 500 · #84CC16Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AED028 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Dusk
#E7F2BF · #D9EA99 · #C5DF62 · #AED322
Scarlet Monsoon
#746419 · #ACD532 · #60C62F · #21792A
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Crimson Ruby Petal
#614B18 · #A7D231 · #3AB023 · #40CC79
Amber Petal
#22147F · #5E44E2 · #B8CF20 · #E7F4CC
Rustic Dusk
#BAE151 · #A3D321 · #779919 · #5F7A15

Similar colors

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

#AED322#ACD532#B9D02B#A7D231#B8CF20#A3D321#BBCB2E#AFC937#A5C61E#BED32C#9FD72C#BFCF26

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AED027  ·  #AED029 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AED028?

#AED028 is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 208, 40). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AED028?

#AED028 is RGB 174, 208, 40 — HSL 72°, 68%, 49% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 81%, 18%.

What colors go with #AED028?

Its complement is #4A28D2; analogous partners are #D29F28 and #5BD228. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AED028 for text?

Black text on #AED028 has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.