What color is #AAD497?

#AAD497 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD497?

The RGB value is 170, 212, 151: 170 red, 212 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD497?

The complementary color is #C197D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD497 color

#AAD497 rgb(170, 212, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAD497 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 83.1% green and 59.2% blue (170, 212, 151).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#AAD497 color codes

HEX	`#AAD497`
RGB	`rgb(170, 212, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 83.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 29%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.66, -24.93, 25.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.66, 35.89, 134.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.706, 57.866, 38.033)`
Decimal	`11195543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD497, 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 #AAD497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #AAD497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad497; }
.text { color: #aad497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 212 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad497, #97d4a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AAD497?: #AAD497 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD497?: The RGB value is 170, 212, 151: 170 red, 212 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD497?: The complementary color is #C197D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.