What color is #AACD97?

#AACD97 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 #AACD97?

The RGB value is 170, 205, 151: 170 red, 205 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACD97?

The complementary color is #BA97CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACD97 color

#AACD97 rgb(170, 205, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #AACD97 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80.4% green and 59.2% blue (170, 205, 151).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#AACD97 color codes

HEX	`#AACD97`
RGB	`rgb(170, 205, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.72, -21.5, 23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.72, 31.6, 132.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.994, 54.442, 37.463)`
Decimal	`11193751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACD97, 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 #AACD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #AACD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacd97; }
.text { color: #aacd97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacd97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 205 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacd97, #97cd9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AACD97?: #AACD97 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 #AACD97?: The RGB value is 170, 205, 151: 170 red, 205 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACD97?: The complementary color is #BA97CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.