HEX atlas value

#AEF5AD

#AEF5AD is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 245, 173, HSL 119, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.7732, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#AEF5AD Sample readable text

HEX #AEF5AD

RGB rgb(174, 245, 173)

HSL hsl(119 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.7732

Contrast Black 16.46:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-aef5ad: #AEF5AD;
.background-aef5ad { background-color: #AEF5AD; }
.text-aef5ad { color: #AEF5AD; }

Luminance0.7732

Black text16.46:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#AEF5AD","rgb":[174,245,173],"hsl":[119,78,82],"cmyk":[29,0,29,4],"luminance":0.7732,"contrast":{"black":16.46,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A5FFA3","hex":"#A5FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.43,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2F5AD","hex":"#D2F5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.4,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ADF5D0","hex":"#ADF5D0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.75,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aef5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F4ADF5","analogous":["#D2F5AD","#ADF5D0"],"triadic":["#ADAEF5","#F5ADAE"],"tetradic":["#ADD2F5","#F4ADF5","#F5D0AD"],"splitComplementary":["#D0ADF5","#F5ADD2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#AEF5AD","#5EEB5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#5EEB5C","saturated":"#A5FFA3","desaturated":"#B8EBB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CDFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":20.199009876724155},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":31},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":31},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":34.07345007480164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AEF5AD

#AEF5AD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #AEF5AD is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 174, 245, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 119deg with 78% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7732, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.46:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AEF5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#A5FFA3#000000 text · best 17.43:1#A5FFA3

#D2F5AD#000000 text · best 17.4:1#D2F5AD

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

#ADF5D0#000000 text · best 16.75:1#ADF5D0

Generated Palette

#AEF5AD#AEF5AD

#F4ADF5#F4ADF5

#D2F5AD#D2F5AD

#ADF5D0#ADF5D0

White#FFFFFF

#5EEB5C#5EEB5C

Color Harmonies

#F4ADF5#F4ADF5

#D2F5AD#D2F5AD

#ADF5D0#ADF5D0

#ADAEF5#ADAEF5

#F5ADAE#F5ADAE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#5EEB5C#5EEB5C

#A5FFA3#A5FFA3

#B8EBB7#B8EBB7

White#FFFFFF

#CDFFCC#CDFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#AEF5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AEF5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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