What color is #AAC0BA?

#AAC0BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC0BA?

The RGB value is 170, 192, 186: 170 red, 192 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC0BA?

The complementary color is #C0AAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC0BA color

#AAC0BA rgb(170, 192, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAC0BA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 75.3% green and 72.9% blue (170, 192, 186).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#AAC0BA color codes

HEX	`#AAC0BA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 192, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 75.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.94, -8.66, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.94, 8.67, 176.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.288, 49.79, 53.722)`
Decimal	`11190458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC0BA, 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 #AAC0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #AAC0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac0ba; }
.text { color: #aac0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 192 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac0ba, #aabbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAC0BA?: #AAC0BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC0BA?: The RGB value is 170, 192, 186: 170 red, 192 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC0BA?: The complementary color is #C0AAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.