What color is #AAC89A?

#AAC89A 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 #AAC89A?

The RGB value is 170, 200, 154: 170 red, 200 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC89A?

The complementary color is #B89AC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC89A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC89A color

#AAC89A rgb(170, 200, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC89A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 78.4% green and 60.4% blue (170, 200, 154).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#AAC89A color codes

HEX	`#AAC89A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 200, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 78.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, -18.53, 19.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 27.08, 133.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.063, 52.187, 38.37)`
Decimal	`11192474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC89A, 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 #AAC89A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC89A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #AAC89A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac89a; }
.text { color: #aac89a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac89a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 200 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac89a, #9ac8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAC89A?: #AAC89A 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 #AAC89A?: The RGB value is 170, 200, 154: 170 red, 200 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC89A?: The complementary color is #B89AC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC89A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.