What color is #AAC5A4?

#AAC5A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC5A4?

The RGB value is 170, 197, 164: 170 red, 197 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC5A4?

The complementary color is #BFA4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC5A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC5A4 color

#AAC5A4 rgb(170, 197, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC5A4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 77.3% green and 64.3% blue (170, 197, 164).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#AAC5A4 color codes

HEX	`#AAC5A4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 197, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 77.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.77, -15.33, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.77, 20.46, 138.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.243, 51.158, 42.711)`
Decimal	`11191716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC5A4, 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 #AAC5A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC5A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #AAC5A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac5a4; }
.text { color: #aac5a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac5a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 197 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac5a4, #a4c5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AAC5A4?: #AAC5A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC5A4?: The RGB value is 170, 197, 164: 170 red, 197 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC5A4?: The complementary color is #BFA4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC5A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.