HEX atlas value

#AECA21

#AECA21 is a cool green HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 202, 33, HSL 70, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.5135, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#AECA21 Sample readable text

HEX #AECA21

RGB rgb(174, 202, 33)

HSL hsl(70 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.5135

Contrast Black 11.27:1White 1.86:1

CSS

--color-aeca21: #AECA21;
.background-aeca21 { background-color: #AECA21; }
.text-aeca21 { color: #AECA21; }

Luminance0.5135

Black text11.27:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AECA21","rgb":[174,202,33],"hsl":[70,72,46],"cmyk":[14,0,84,21],"luminance":0.5135,"contrast":{"black":11.27,"white":1.86}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.27,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFE561","hex":"#CFE561","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.03,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFE407","hex":"#BFE407","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.32,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Peridot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aeca21.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3D21CA","analogous":["#CA9121","#59CA21"],"triadic":["#21AECA","#CA21AE"],"tetradic":["#21CA91","#3D21CA","#CA2159"],"splitComplementary":["#2159CA","#9121CA"],"monochromatic":["#CFE561","#AECA21","#6A7B14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CFE561","dark":"#6A7B14","saturated":"#BFE407","desaturated":"#9CB03B","pastel":"#D1DF8B","neon":"#D8FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":9},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":26.419689627245813},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":45.35416188179427},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":46.968074263269514}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AECA21

#AECA21 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #AECA21 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 174, 202, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 72% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5135, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.27:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AECA21 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.27:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFE561#000000 text · best 15.03:1#CFE561

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#BFE407#000000 text · best 14.32:1#BFE407

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Generated Palette

#AECA21#AECA21

#3D21CA#3D21CA

#CA9121#CA9121

#59CA21#59CA21

#CFE561#CFE561

#6A7B14#6A7B14

Color Harmonies

#3D21CA#3D21CA

#CA9121#CA9121

#59CA21#59CA21

#21AECA#21AECA

#CA21AE#CA21AE

Variants

#CFE561#CFE561

#6A7B14#6A7B14

#BFE407#BFE407

#9CB03B#9CB03B

#D1DF8B#D1DF8B

#D8FF14#D8FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Pear#D1E231

Old Gold#CFB53B

#AECA21

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AECA21

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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