What color is #AACCAB?

#AACCAB 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 #AACCAB?

The RGB value is 170, 204, 171: 170 red, 204 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACCAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AACCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACCAB color

#AACCAB rgb(170, 204, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80% green and 67.1% blue (170, 204, 171).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#AACCAB color codes

HEX	`#AACCAB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 204, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, -17.65, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 21.77, 144.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.519, 54.671, 46.675)`
Decimal	`11193515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACCAB, 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 #AACCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #AACCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaccab; }
.text { color: #aaccab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaccab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 204 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaccab, #aaccbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AACCAB?: #AACCAB 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 #AACCAB?: The RGB value is 170, 204, 171: 170 red, 204 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACCAB?: The complementary color is #CCAACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.