What color is #AACC9A?

#AACC9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACC9A?

The RGB value is 170, 204, 154: 170 red, 204 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACC9A?

The complementary color is #BC9ACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACC9A color

#AACC9A rgb(170, 204, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #AACC9A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80% green and 60.4% blue (170, 204, 154).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#AACC9A color codes

HEX	`#AACC9A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 204, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.5, -20.53, 21.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.5, 29.57, 133.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.002, 54.064, 38.683)`
Decimal	`11193498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACC9A, 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 #AACC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #AACC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacc9a; }
.text { color: #aacc9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacc9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 204 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacc9a, #9acca3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AACC9A?: #AACC9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACC9A?: The RGB value is 170, 204, 154: 170 red, 204 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACC9A?: The complementary color is #BC9ACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.