What color is #AAC4BF?

#AAC4BF 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 #AAC4BF?

The RGB value is 170, 196, 191: 170 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC4BF?

The complementary color is #C4AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC4BF color

#AAC4BF rgb(170, 196, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAC4BF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (170, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#AAC4BF color codes

HEX	`#AAC4BF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, -9.76, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 9.77, 182.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.719, 51.786, 56.867)`
Decimal	`11191487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC4BF, 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 #AAC4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #AAC4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac4bf; }
.text { color: #aac4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac4bf, #aabcc4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAC4BF?: #AAC4BF 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 #AAC4BF?: The RGB value is 170, 196, 191: 170 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC4BF?: The complementary color is #C4AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.