What color is #AACC11?

#AACC11 is a vivid yellow-green known as Leafy Canopy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Leafy Canopy?

The RGB value is 170, 204, 17: 170 red, 204 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Leafy Canopy?

The complementary color is #3311CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACC11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Leafy Canopy color: hex code #AACC11

#AACC11 rgb(170, 204, 17)

Shades of green

Leafy Canopy has the hex code #AACC11. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80% green and 6.7% blue (170, 204, 17).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

Leafy Canopy (#AACC11) color codes

HEX	`#AACC11`
RGB	`rgb(170, 204, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 92%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.14, -32.26, 75.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.14, 81.73, 113.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.272, 51.772, 8.507)`
Decimal	`11193361`
Short hex	`#AC1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Leafy Canopy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AACC11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACC11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AACC11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacc11; }
.text { color: #aacc11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacc11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 204 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacc11, #4dcc11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #AACC11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AACC11?: #AACC11 is a vivid yellow-green known as Leafy Canopy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Leafy Canopy?: The RGB value is 170, 204, 17: 170 red, 204 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Leafy Canopy?: The complementary color is #3311CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACC11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.