What color is #AAC588?

#AAC588 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC588?

The RGB value is 170, 197, 136: 170 red, 197 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC588?

The complementary color is #A388C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC588 color

#AAC588 rgb(170, 197, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC588 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 77.3% green and 53.3% blue (170, 197, 136).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#AAC588 color codes

HEX	`#AAC588`
RGB	`rgb(170, 197, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 77.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 31%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, -19.77, 27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 34.02, 125.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.987, 50.256, 30.829)`
Decimal	`11191688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC588, 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 #AAC588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #AAC588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac588; }
.text { color: #aac588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 197 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac588, #8bc588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AAC588?: #AAC588 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC588?: The RGB value is 170, 197, 136: 170 red, 197 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC588?: The complementary color is #A388C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.