What color is #AAD4A5?

#AAD4A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD4A5?

The RGB value is 170, 212, 165: 170 red, 212 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD4A5?

The complementary color is #CFA5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD4A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD4A5 color

#AAD4A5 rgb(170, 212, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAD4A5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 83.1% green and 64.7% blue (170, 212, 165).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 35% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#AAD4A5 color codes

HEX	`#AAD4A5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 212, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 83.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 35%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.93, -22.67, 18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.93, 29.48, 140.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.911, 58.348, 44.381)`
Decimal	`11195557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD4A5, 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 #AAD4A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD4A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #AAD4A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad4a5; }
.text { color: #aad4a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad4a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 212 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad4a5, #a5d4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAD4A5?: #AAD4A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD4A5?: The RGB value is 170, 212, 165: 170 red, 212 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD4A5?: The complementary color is #CFA5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD4A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.