What color is #AAC082?

#AAC082 is a light, 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 #AAC082?

The RGB value is 170, 192, 130: 170 red, 192 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC082?

The complementary color is #9882C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC082 color

#AAC082 rgb(170, 192, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC082 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 75.3% green and 51% blue (170, 192, 130).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#AAC082 color codes

HEX	`#AAC082`
RGB	`rgb(170, 192, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 75.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.73, -18.11, 28.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.73, 34.06, 122.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.456, 47.857, 28.273)`
Decimal	`11190402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC082, 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 #AAC082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #AAC082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac082; }
.text { color: #aac082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 192 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac082, #8bc082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AAC082?: #AAC082 is a light, 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 #AAC082?: The RGB value is 170, 192, 130: 170 red, 192 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC082?: The complementary color is #9882C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.