What color is #AACAAA?

#AACAAA 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 #AACAAA?

The RGB value is 170, 202, 170: 170 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACAAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AACAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACAAA color

#AACAAA rgb(170, 202, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 79.2% green and 66.7% blue (170, 202, 170).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#AACAAA color codes

HEX	`#AACAAA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 202, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 79.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, -16.82, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 20.93, 143.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.952, 53.688, 46.017)`
Decimal	`11193002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACAAA, 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 #AACAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #AACAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacaaa; }
.text { color: #aacaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 202 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacaaa, #aacaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AACAAA?: #AACAAA 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 #AACAAA?: The RGB value is 170, 202, 170: 170 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACAAA?: The complementary color is #CAAACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.