Palettes / Colors / #AED960
#AED960 — Green
#AED960 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #AED960 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.
#AED960 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 #895FD8; it also sits naturally between #D8C65F and #71D85F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED960 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 217, 96 |
| HSL | 81°, 61%, 61% |
| HSV | 81°, 56%, 85% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 56%, 15% |
| XYZ | 44.38, 59.47, 20.21 |
| Yxy | 59.47, 0.3577, 0.4794 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.55, -32.57, 54.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.12, -28.56, 35.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 85% · Blue 38%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED960
.text { color: #AED960; }
.background { background-color: #AED960; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED960; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 217, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 61%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED960; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 217, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED960; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 217, 96, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED960">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED960">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #895FD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED960: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED960
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 #AED960: ·
How #AED960 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 #AED960 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 #AED960?
#AED960 is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 217, 96). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED960?
#AED960 is RGB 174, 217, 96 — HSL 81°, 61%, 61% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 56%, 15%.
What colors go with #AED960?
Its complement is #895FD8; analogous partners are #D8C65F and #71D85F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED960 for text?
Black text on #AED960 has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.