What color is #AACDB7?

#AACDB7 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 #AACDB7?

The RGB value is 170, 205, 183: 170 red, 205 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACDB7?

The complementary color is #CDAAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACDB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACDB7 color

#AACDB7 rgb(170, 205, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #AACDB7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80.4% green and 71.8% blue (170, 205, 183).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#AACDB7 color codes

HEX	`#AACDB7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 205, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, -15.95, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 17.46, 155.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.954, 55.626, 53.054)`
Decimal	`11193783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACDB7, 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 #AACDB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACDB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #AACDB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacdb7; }
.text { color: #aacdb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacdb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 205 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacdb7, #aacdc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AACDB7?: #AACDB7 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 #AACDB7?: The RGB value is 170, 205, 183: 170 red, 205 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACDB7?: The complementary color is #CDAAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACDB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.