What color is #AAD3BC?

#AAD3BC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD3BC?

The RGB value is 170, 211, 188: 170 red, 211 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD3BC?

The complementary color is #D3AAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD3BC color

#AAD3BC rgb(170, 211, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAD3BC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 82.7% green and 73.7% blue (170, 211, 188).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#AAD3BC color codes

HEX	`#AAD3BC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 211, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 82.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, -18.03, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 19.33, 158.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.946, 58.764, 56.331)`
Decimal	`11195324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD3BC, 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 #AAD3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #AAD3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad3bc; }
.text { color: #aad3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 211 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad3bc, #aad3d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #AAD3BC?: #AAD3BC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD3BC?: The RGB value is 170, 211, 188: 170 red, 211 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD3BC?: The complementary color is #D3AAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.