What color is #AABF9F?

#AABF9F 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 #AABF9F?

The RGB value is 170, 191, 159: 170 red, 191 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABF9F?

The complementary color is #B49FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABF9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABF9F color

#AABF9F rgb(170, 191, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABF9F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.9% green and 62.4% blue (170, 191, 159).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 20% saturation and 69% 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#AABF9F color codes

HEX	`#AABF9F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 191, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.02, -13.11, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.02, 19.02, 133.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.465, 48.31, 39.934)`
Decimal	`11190175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABF9F, 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 #AABF9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABF9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #AABF9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabf9f; }
.text { color: #aabf9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabf9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 191 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabf9f, #9fbfa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AABF9F?: #AABF9F 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 #AABF9F?: The RGB value is 170, 191, 159: 170 red, 191 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABF9F?: The complementary color is #B49FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABF9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.