What color is #AACDAC?

#AACDAC 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 #AACDAC?

The RGB value is 170, 205, 172: 170 red, 205 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACDAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AACDAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACDAC color

#AACDAC rgb(170, 205, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80.4% green and 67.5% blue (170, 205, 172).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 26% saturation and 74% 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 12.04:1).

#AACDAC color codes

HEX	`#AACDAC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 205, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.15, -17.98, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.15, 21.97, 144.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.854, 55.186, 47.258)`
Decimal	`11193772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACDAC, 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 #AACDAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACDAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #AACDAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacdac; }
.text { color: #aacdac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacdac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 205 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacdac, #aacdbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AACDAC?: #AACDAC 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 #AACDAC?: The RGB value is 170, 205, 172: 170 red, 205 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACDAC?: The complementary color is #CDAACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACDAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.