What color is #AABE96?

#AABE96 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABE96?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 150: 170 red, 190 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABE96?

The complementary color is #AA96BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABE96 color

#AABE96 rgb(170, 190, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABE96 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 58.8% blue (170, 190, 150).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#AABE96 color codes

HEX	`#AABE96`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.56, -14.09, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.56, 22.83, 128.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.495, 47.575, 35.898)`
Decimal	`11189910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABE96, 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 #AABE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #AABE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabe96; }
.text { color: #aabe96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabe96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabe96, #96be96); }

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Questions

What color is #AABE96?: #AABE96 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABE96?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 150: 170 red, 190 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABE96?: The complementary color is #AA96BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.