Palettes / Colors / #AED781
#AED781 — Light Muted Green
#AED781 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #AED781 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.
#AED781 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A97FD7; it also sits naturally between #D7D57F and #81D77F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED781 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 215, 129 |
| HSL | 89°, 52%, 67% |
| HSV | 89°, 40%, 84% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 40%, 16% |
| XYZ | 45.72, 59.18, 29.78 |
| Yxy | 59.18, 0.3394, 0.4394 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.39, -28.04, 38.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.93, -24.83, 27.74 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 84% · Blue 51%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED781
.text { color: #AED781; }
.background { background-color: #AED781; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED781; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 215, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 52%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED781; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 215, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED781; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 215, 129, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED781">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED781">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A97FD7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED781: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED781
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 #AED781: ·
How #AED781 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 #AED781 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 #AED781?
#AED781 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 174, 215, 129). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED781?
#AED781 is RGB 174, 215, 129 — HSL 89°, 52%, 67% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 40%, 16%.
What colors go with #AED781?
Its complement is #A97FD7; analogous partners are #D7D57F and #81D77F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED781 for text?
Black text on #AED781 has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.