What color is #AAC3AE?

#AAC3AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC3AE?

The RGB value is 170, 195, 174: 170 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC3AE?

The complementary color is #C3AABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC3AE color

#AAC3AE rgb(170, 195, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC3AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 76.5% green and 68.2% blue (170, 195, 174).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#AAC3AE color codes

HEX	`#AAC3AE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 195, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 76.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, -12.51, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 14.7, 148.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.731, 50.632, 47.505)`
Decimal	`11191214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC3AE, 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 #AAC3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #AAC3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac3ae; }
.text { color: #aac3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 195 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac3ae, #aac3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAC3AE?: #AAC3AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC3AE?: The RGB value is 170, 195, 174: 170 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC3AE?: The complementary color is #C3AABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.