Palettes / Colors / #AEE45F
#AEE45F — Green
#AEE45F 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 #AEE45F 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.
#AEE45F 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.
Color values
| HEX | #AEE45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 228, 95 |
| HSL | 84°, 71%, 63% |
| HSV | 84°, 58%, 89% |
| CMYK | 24%, 0%, 58%, 11% |
| XYZ | 47.26, 65.31, 20.94 |
| Yxy | 65.31, 0.3540, 0.4892 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.64, -37.68, 58.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.82, -33.24, 38.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 89% · Blue 37%
Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEE45F
.text { color: #AEE45F; }
.background { background-color: #AEE45F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEE45F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 228, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 71%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEE45F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 228, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEE45F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 228, 95, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEE45F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEE45F">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEE45F
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Tones of #AEE45F
Color harmonies
Complementary — #935EE4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEE45F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEE45F
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 #AEE45F: ·
How #AEE45F 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 #AEE45F 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 #AEE45F?
#AEE45F is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 228, 95). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEE45F?
#AEE45F is RGB 174, 228, 95 — HSL 84°, 71%, 63% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 58%, 11%.
What colors go with #AEE45F?
Its complement is #935EE4; analogous partners are #E4D65E and #6BE45E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEE45F for text?
Black text on #AEE45F has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.