What color is #AAC49B?

#AAC49B 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 #AAC49B?

The RGB value is 170, 196, 155: 170 red, 196 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC49B?

The complementary color is #B59BC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC49B color

#AAC49B rgb(170, 196, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC49B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 76.9% green and 60.8% blue (170, 196, 155).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#AAC49B color codes

HEX	`#AAC49B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 196, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 76.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, -16.34, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 24.11, 132.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.233, 50.392, 38.506)`
Decimal	`11191451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC49B, 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 #AAC49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #AAC49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac49b; }
.text { color: #aac49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 196 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac49b, #9bc4a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AAC49B?: #AAC49B 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 #AAC49B?: The RGB value is 170, 196, 155: 170 red, 196 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC49B?: The complementary color is #B59BC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.