What color is #AABE9D?

#AABE9D 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 #AABE9D?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 157: 170 red, 190 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABE9D?

The complementary color is #B19DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABE9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABE9D color

#AABE9D rgb(170, 190, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABE9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 61.6% blue (170, 190, 157).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#AABE9D color codes

HEX	`#AABE9D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.7, -12.94, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.7, 19.36, 131.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.076, 47.807, 38.955)`
Decimal	`11189917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABE9D, 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 #AABE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABE9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #AABE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabe9d; }
.text { color: #aabe9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabe9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabe9d, #9dbea1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AABE9D?: #AABE9D 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 #AABE9D?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 157: 170 red, 190 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABE9D?: The complementary color is #B19DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABE9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.