What color is #AACE73?

#AACE73 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACE73?

The RGB value is 170, 206, 115: 170 red, 206 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACE73?

The complementary color is #9773CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACE73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACE73 color

#AACE73 rgb(170, 206, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #AACE73 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80.8% green and 45.1% blue (170, 206, 115).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fiddle-Leaf Fig (#A6C875), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#AACE73 color codes

HEX	`#AACE73`
RGB	`rgb(170, 206, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, -26.92, 41.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 49.27, 123.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.743, 53.926, 24.426)`
Decimal	`11193971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACE73, 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 #AACE73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACE73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #AACE73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aace73; }
.text { color: #aace73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aace73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 206 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aace73, #7cce73); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AACE73?: #AACE73 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACE73?: The RGB value is 170, 206, 115: 170 red, 206 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACE73?: The complementary color is #9773CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACE73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.