What color is #AAD3AF?

#AAD3AF 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 #AAD3AF?

The RGB value is 170, 211, 175: 170 red, 211 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD3AF?

The complementary color is #D3AACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD3AF color

#AAD3AF rgb(170, 211, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAD3AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 82.7% green and 68.6% blue (170, 211, 175).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#AAD3AF color codes

HEX	`#AAD3AF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 211, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 82.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.87, -20.44, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.87, 24.47, 146.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.608, 58.228, 49.28)`
Decimal	`11195311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD3AF, 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 #AAD3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #AAD3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad3af; }
.text { color: #aad3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 211 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad3af, #aad3c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AAD3AF?: #AAD3AF 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 #AAD3AF?: The RGB value is 170, 211, 175: 170 red, 211 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD3AF?: The complementary color is #D3AACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.