What color is #AAC6B0?

#AAC6B0 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 #AAC6B0?

The RGB value is 170, 198, 176: 170 red, 198 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC6B0?

The complementary color is #C6AAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC6B0 color

#AAC6B0 rgb(170, 198, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC6B0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 77.6% green and 69% blue (170, 198, 176).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#AAC6B0 color codes

HEX	`#AAC6B0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 198, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 77.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.32, -13.69, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.32, 15.79, 150.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.606, 52.068, 48.766)`
Decimal	`11191984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC6B0, 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 #AAC6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #AAC6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac6b0; }
.text { color: #aac6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 198 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac6b0, #aac6be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAC6B0?: #AAC6B0 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 #AAC6B0?: The RGB value is 170, 198, 176: 170 red, 198 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC6B0?: The complementary color is #C6AAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.