What color is #AABF78?

#AABF78 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABF78?

The RGB value is 170, 191, 120: 170 red, 191 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABF78?

The complementary color is #8D78BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABF78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABF78 color

#AABF78 rgb(170, 191, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABF78 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.9% green and 47.1% blue (170, 191, 120).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#AABF78 color codes

HEX	`#AABF78`
RGB	`rgb(170, 191, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.29, -18.93, 33.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.29, 38.46, 119.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.598, 47.164, 24.836)`
Decimal	`11190136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABF78, 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 #AABF78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABF78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #AABF78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabf78; }
.text { color: #aabf78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabf78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 191 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabf78, #87bf78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AABF78?: #AABF78 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABF78?: The RGB value is 170, 191, 120: 170 red, 191 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABF78?: The complementary color is #8D78BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABF78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.