#AEC494
Closest named color: Pale Olive (#B9CC81). oklch(79.1% 0.07 127.9), rgb(174, 196, 148).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.12:1).
About this color
#AEC494 is a light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.070 and its hue 128°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Olive (#B9CC81), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.12:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.070) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pale Olive (#B9CC81) |
| Black text | 11.12:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AEC494 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 196, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 29%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.1% 0.07 127.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AEC494 | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -40.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #AEC494 | 11.12:1 | AAA | Lc 68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AEC494 text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AEC494 text on black | 11.12:1 | AAA | Lc -66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7F0
oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
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Step 100
100
#E6EDDE
oklch(93.7% 0.021 127.4)
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Step 200
200
#D2DEC3
oklch(88.4% 0.038 126.8)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AEC494
oklch(79.1% 0.07 127.9)
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Step 400
400
#8CAE60
oklch(70.7% 0.112 128.2)
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Step 500
500
#70992D
oklch(63.1% 0.143 128.1)
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Step 600
600
#5A8200
oklch(55.6% 0.145 128)
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Step 700
700
#4B6D00
oklch(49% 0.128 127.9)
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Step 800
800
#3D5A00
oklch(42.8% 0.112 128.1)
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Step 900
900
#334A07
oklch(37.6% 0.093 127.8)
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Step 950
950
#1E2C08
oklch(27.1% 0.06 128.1)
#AEC494 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #C9BD91 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C6BC96 | 0.038 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B0C0B7 | 0.053 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.070 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AEC494
#AEC494
oklch(79.1% 0.07 127.9)
- #C7AFDE
#C7AFDE
oklch(79% 0.07 307.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AEC494, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.039
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.042
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.044
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.045
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.046
- Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F ΔE 0.047
- Dark Khaki #BDB76B ΔE 0.050
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.050
Use #AEC494 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.