Palettes / Colors / #AEE45E

#AEE45E — Green

#AEE45E 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 #AEE45E 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.

#AEE45E 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 #935EE4; it also sits naturally between #E4D65E and #6BE45E. 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 68% · Green 89% · Blue 37%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEE45E

.text { color: #AEE45E; }
.background { background-color: #AEE45E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEE45E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 228, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 71%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEE45E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 228, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEE45E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 228, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEE45E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEE45E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEE45E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #935EE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEE45E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEE45E

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 #AEE45E 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 #AEE45E 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

← #AEE45D  ·  #AEE45F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEE45E?

#AEE45E is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 228, 94). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEE45E?

#AEE45E is RGB 174, 228, 94 — HSL 84°, 71%, 63% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 59%, 11%.

What colors go with #AEE45E?

Its complement is #935EE4; analogous partners are #E4D65E and #6BE45E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEE45E for text?

Black text on #AEE45E has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.