Palettes / Colors / #AEF09F

#AEF09F — Light Green

#AEF09F is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#AEF09F 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 #E19EF0; it also sits naturally between #D6F09E and #9EF0B8. 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 94% · Blue 62%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEF09F

.text { color: #AEF09F; }
.background { background-color: #AEF09F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEF09F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 240, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 73%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEF09F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 240, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEF09F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 240, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEF09F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEF09F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E19EF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEF09F: #000000.

How #AEF09F 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 #AEF09F 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

← #AEF09E  ·  #AEF0A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEF09F?

#AEF09F is Light Green, a green color (RGB 174, 240, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEF09F?

#AEF09F is RGB 174, 240, 159 — HSL 109°, 73%, 78% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 34%, 6%.

What colors go with #AEF09F?

Its complement is #E19EF0; analogous partners are #D6F09E and #9EF0B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEF09F for text?

Black text on #AEF09F has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.