Palettes / Colors / #AEF600
#AEF600 — Vivid Green
#AEF600 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Chartreuse (#7FFF00). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: chartreuse (#7FFF00) — not an exact match. CSS chartreuse gives you #7FFF00, a different color; use #AEF600 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.
#AEF600 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 #4900F5; it also sits naturally between #F5C400 and #31F500. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEF600 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 246, 0 |
| HSL | 78°, 100%, 48% |
| HSV | 78°, 100%, 96% |
| CMYK | 29%, 0%, 100%, 4% |
| XYZ | 50.41, 74.91, 11.80 |
| Yxy | 74.91, 0.3676, 0.5463 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.35, -49.37, 86.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.55, -43.56, 49.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 96% · Blue 0%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEF600
.text { color: #AEF600; }
.background { background-color: #AEF600; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEF600; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 246, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 100%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEF600; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 246, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEF600; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 246, 0, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEF600">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEF600">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4900F5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEF600: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEF600
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 #AEF600: ·
How #AEF600 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 #AEF600 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 #AEF600?
#AEF600 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 174, 246, 0). Its closest standard named color is Chartreuse.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEF600?
#AEF600 is RGB 174, 246, 0 — HSL 78°, 100%, 48% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 100%, 4%.
What colors go with #AEF600?
Its complement is #4900F5; analogous partners are #F5C400 and #31F500. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEF600 for text?
Black text on #AEF600 has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.