What color is #AACCBF?

#AACCBF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACCBF?

The RGB value is 170, 204, 191: 170 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACCBF?

The complementary color is #CCAAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACCBF color

#AACCBF rgb(170, 204, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #AACCBF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80% green and 74.9% blue (170, 204, 191).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#AACCBF color codes

HEX	`#AACCBF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 204, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.32, -13.89, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.32, 14.15, 168.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.572, 55.492, 57.485)`
Decimal	`11193535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACCBF, 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 #AACCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #AACCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaccbf; }
.text { color: #aaccbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaccbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 204 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaccbf, #aac8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AACCBF?: #AACCBF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACCBF?: The RGB value is 170, 204, 191: 170 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACCBF?: The complementary color is #CCAAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.