What color is #AAC2BE?

#AAC2BE 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 #AAC2BE?

The RGB value is 170, 194, 190: 170 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC2BE?

The complementary color is #C2AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC2BE color

#AAC2BE rgb(170, 194, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAC2BE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 76.1% green and 74.5% blue (170, 194, 190).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#AAC2BE color codes

HEX	`#AAC2BE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 194, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 76.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.59, -8.91, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.59, 8.94, 184.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.161, 50.846, 56.14)`
Decimal	`11190974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC2BE, 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 #AAC2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #AAC2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac2be; }
.text { color: #aac2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 194 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac2be, #aabac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAC2BE?: #AAC2BE 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 #AAC2BE?: The RGB value is 170, 194, 190: 170 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC2BE?: The complementary color is #C2AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.