What color is #AACF9B?

#AACF9B 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 #AACF9B?

The RGB value is 170, 207, 155: 170 red, 207 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACF9B?

The complementary color is #C09BCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACF9B color

#AACF9B rgb(170, 207, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #AACF9B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 81.2% green and 60.8% blue (170, 207, 155).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#AACF9B color codes

HEX	`#AACF9B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 207, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 81.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, -21.85, 21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 30.95, 134.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.806, 55.537, 39.363)`
Decimal	`11194267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACF9B, 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 #AACF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #AACF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacf9b; }
.text { color: #aacf9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacf9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 207 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacf9b, #9bcfa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AACF9B?: #AACF9B 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 #AACF9B?: The RGB value is 170, 207, 155: 170 red, 207 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACF9B?: The complementary color is #C09BCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.