What color is #AAC39B?

#AAC39B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC39B?

The RGB value is 170, 195, 155: 170 red, 195 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC39B?

The complementary color is #B49BC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC39B color

#AAC39B rgb(170, 195, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC39B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 76.5% green and 60.8% blue (170, 195, 155).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#AAC39B color codes

HEX	`#AAC39B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 195, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 76.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.03, -15.84, 17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.03, 23.48, 132.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.008, 49.942, 38.431)`
Decimal	`11191195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC39B, 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 #AAC39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #AAC39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac39b; }
.text { color: #aac39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 195 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac39b, #9bc3a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AAC39B?: #AAC39B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC39B?: The RGB value is 170, 195, 155: 170 red, 195 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC39B?: The complementary color is #B49BC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.