What color is #AABD9D?

#AABD9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABD9D?

The RGB value is 170, 189, 157: 170 red, 189 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABD9D?

The complementary color is #B09DBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABD9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABD9D color

#AABD9D rgb(170, 189, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABD9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.1% green and 61.6% blue (170, 189, 157).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#AABD9D color codes

HEX	`#AABD9D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.43, -12.42, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.43, 18.73, 131.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.86, 47.375, 38.883)`
Decimal	`11189661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABD9D, 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 #AABD9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABD9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #AABD9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabd9d; }
.text { color: #aabd9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabd9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabd9d, #9dbda0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AABD9D?: #AABD9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABD9D?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 157: 170 red, 189 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABD9D?: The complementary color is #B09DBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABD9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.