What color is #AAC0AC?

#AAC0AC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC0AC?

The RGB value is 170, 192, 172: 170 red, 192 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC0AC?

The complementary color is #C0AABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC0AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC0AC color

#AAC0AC rgb(170, 192, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC0AC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 75.3% green and 67.5% blue (170, 192, 172).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#AAC0AC color codes

HEX	`#AAC0AC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 192, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 75.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -11.33, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 13.62, 146.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.872, 49.223, 46.264)`
Decimal	`11190444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC0AC, 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 #AAC0AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC0AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #AAC0AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac0ac; }
.text { color: #aac0ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac0ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 192 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac0ac, #aac0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAC0AC?: #AAC0AC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC0AC?: The RGB value is 170, 192, 172: 170 red, 192 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC0AC?: The complementary color is #C0AABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC0AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.