What color is #AACBBF?

#AACBBF 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 #AACBBF?

The RGB value is 170, 203, 191: 170 red, 203 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACBBF?

The complementary color is #CBAAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACBBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACBBF color

#AACBBF rgb(170, 203, 191)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 79.6% green and 74.9% blue (170, 203, 191).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#AACBBF color codes

HEX	`#AACBBF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 203, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 79.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.05, -13.38, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.05, 13.58, 170.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.335, 55.018, 57.406)`
Decimal	`11193279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACBBF, 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 #AACBBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACBBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #AACBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacbbf; }
.text { color: #aacbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 203 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacbbf, #aac6cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AACBBF?: #AACBBF 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 #AACBBF?: The RGB value is 170, 203, 191: 170 red, 203 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACBBF?: The complementary color is #CBAAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACBBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.