What color is #AAD17C?

#AAD17C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD17C?

The RGB value is 170, 209, 124: 170 red, 209 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD17C?

The complementary color is #A37CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD17C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD17C color

#AAD17C rgb(170, 209, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAD17C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 82% green and 48.6% blue (170, 209, 124).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#AAD17C color codes

HEX	`#AAD17C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 209, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 82%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 41%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.39, -27.27, 37.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.39, 46.76, 125.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.016, 55.602, 27.531)`
Decimal	`11194748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD17C, 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 #AAD17C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD17C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #AAD17C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad17c; }
.text { color: #aad17c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad17c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 209 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad17c, #80d17c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AAD17C?: #AAD17C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD17C?: The RGB value is 170, 209, 124: 170 red, 209 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD17C?: The complementary color is #A37CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD17C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.