What color is #AAC8BA?

#AAC8BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC8BA?

The RGB value is 170, 200, 186: 170 red, 200 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC8BA?

The complementary color is #C8AAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC8BA color

#AAC8BA rgb(170, 200, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAC8BA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 78.4% green and 72.9% blue (170, 200, 186).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#AAC8BA color codes

HEX	`#AAC8BA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 200, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 78.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.11, -12.82, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.11, 13.32, 164.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.093, 53.399, 54.323)`
Decimal	`11192506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC8BA, 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 #AAC8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #AAC8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac8ba; }
.text { color: #aac8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 200 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac8ba, #aac7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAC8BA?: #AAC8BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC8BA?: The RGB value is 170, 200, 186: 170 red, 200 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC8BA?: The complementary color is #C8AAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.