What color is #AACEAE?

#AACEAE 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 #AACEAE?

The RGB value is 170, 206, 174: 170 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AACEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACEAE color

#AACEAE rgb(170, 206, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80.8% green and 68.2% blue (170, 206, 174).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#AACEAE color codes

HEX	`#AACEAE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 206, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.47, -18.12, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.47, 21.74, 146.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.287, 55.744, 48.357)`
Decimal	`11194030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACEAE, 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 #AACEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #AACEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaceae; }
.text { color: #aaceae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaceae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 206 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaceae, #aacec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AACEAE?: #AACEAE 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 #AACEAE?: The RGB value is 170, 206, 174: 170 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACEAE?: The complementary color is #CEAACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.