What color is #AACCAF?

#AACCAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACCAF?

The RGB value is 170, 204, 175: 170 red, 204 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACCAF?

The complementary color is #CCAAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACCAF color

#AACCAF rgb(170, 204, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80% green and 68.6% blue (170, 204, 175).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#AACCAF color codes

HEX	`#AACCAF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 204, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.94, -16.93, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.94, 20.04, 147.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.906, 54.826, 48.713)`
Decimal	`11193519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACCAF, 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 #AACCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #AACCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaccaf; }
.text { color: #aaccaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaccaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 204 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaccaf, #aaccc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AACCAF?: #AACCAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACCAF?: The RGB value is 170, 204, 175: 170 red, 204 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACCAF?: The complementary color is #CCAAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.