What color is #AAD379?

#AAD379 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD379?

The RGB value is 170, 211, 121: 170 red, 211 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD379?

The complementary color is #A279D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD379 color

#AAD379 rgb(170, 211, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAD379 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 82.7% green and 47.5% blue (170, 211, 121).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#AAD379 color codes

HEX	`#AAD379`
RGB	`rgb(170, 211, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 82.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 43%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, -28.59, 40.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 49.29, 125.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.323, 56.514, 26.711)`
Decimal	`11195257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD379, 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 #AAD379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #AAD379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad379; }
.text { color: #aad379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 211 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad379, #7dd379); }

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Questions

What color is #AAD379?: #AAD379 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD379?: The RGB value is 170, 211, 121: 170 red, 211 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD379?: The complementary color is #A279D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.