What color is #AACBA3?

#AACBA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACBA3?

The RGB value is 170, 203, 163: 170 red, 203 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACBA3?

The complementary color is #C4A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACBA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACBA3 color

#AACBA3 rgb(170, 203, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #AACBA3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 79.6% green and 63.9% blue (170, 203, 163).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#AACBA3 color codes

HEX	`#AACBA3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 203, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 79.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.4, -18.54, 16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.4, 24.74, 138.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.543, 53.901, 42.7)`
Decimal	`11193251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACBA3, 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 #AACBA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACBA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #AACBA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacba3; }
.text { color: #aacba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 203 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacba3, #a3cbb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AACBA3?: #AACBA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACBA3?: The RGB value is 170, 203, 163: 170 red, 203 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACBA3?: The complementary color is #C4A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACBA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.