Palettes / Colors / #AEEFCC
#AEEFCC — Light Green
#AEEFCC is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #AEEFCC 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.
#AEEFCC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EFAED1; it also sits naturally between #B0EFAE and #AEEFED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEEFCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 239, 204 |
| HSL | 148°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 148°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 27%, 0%, 15%, 6% |
| XYZ | 59.22, 75.09, 68.50 |
| Yxy | 75.09, 0.2920, 0.3703 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.44, -27.41, 10.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.66, -25.43, 9.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 80%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEEFCC
.text { color: #AEEFCC; }
.background { background-color: #AEEFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 239, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 239, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 239, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEEFCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEFCC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEEFCC
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Tones of #AEEFCC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFAED1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEEFCC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEFCC
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 #AEEFCC: ·
How #AEEFCC 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 #AEEFCC 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 #AEEFCC?
#AEEFCC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 174, 239, 204). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEFCC?
#AEEFCC is RGB 174, 239, 204 — HSL 148°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 15%, 6%.
What colors go with #AEEFCC?
Its complement is #EFAED1; analogous partners are #B0EFAE and #AEEFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEEFCC for text?
Black text on #AEEFCC has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.