What color is #AAC8BF?

#AAC8BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC8BF?

The RGB value is 170, 200, 191: 170 red, 200 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC8BF?

The complementary color is #C8AAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC8BF color

#AAC8BF rgb(170, 200, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAC8BF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 78.4% green and 74.9% blue (170, 200, 191).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#AAC8BF color codes

HEX	`#AAC8BF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 200, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 78.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.24, -11.84, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.24, 11.89, 174.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.633, 53.615, 57.172)`
Decimal	`11192511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC8BF, 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 #AAC8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #AAC8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac8bf; }
.text { color: #aac8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 200 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac8bf, #aac2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAC8BF?: #AAC8BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC8BF?: The RGB value is 170, 200, 191: 170 red, 200 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC8BF?: The complementary color is #C8AAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.