What color is #AAC09F?

#AAC09F 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 #AAC09F?

The RGB value is 170, 192, 159: 170 red, 192 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC09F?

The complementary color is #B59FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC09F color

#AAC09F rgb(170, 192, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC09F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 75.3% green and 62.4% blue (170, 192, 159).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 21% 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#AAC09F color codes

HEX	`#AAC09F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 192, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 75.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.29, -13.63, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.29, 19.65, 133.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.684, 48.748, 40.007)`
Decimal	`11190431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC09F, 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 #AAC09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #AAC09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac09f; }
.text { color: #aac09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 192 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac09f, #9fc0a4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AAC09F?: #AAC09F 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 #AAC09F?: The RGB value is 170, 192, 159: 170 red, 192 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC09F?: The complementary color is #B59FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.