What color is #AADAAB?

#AADAAB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AADAAB?

The RGB value is 170, 218, 171: 170 red, 218 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AADAAB?

The complementary color is #DAAAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AADAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AADAAB color

#AADAAB rgb(170, 218, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 85.5% green and 67.1% blue (170, 218, 171).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#AADAAB color codes

HEX	`#AADAAB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 218, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 85.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.72, -24.58, 18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.72, 30.56, 143.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.998, 61.628, 47.834)`
Decimal	`11197099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AADAAB, 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 #AADAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AADAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #AADAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aadaab; }
.text { color: #aadaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aadaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 218 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aadaab, #aadac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AADAAB?: #AADAAB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AADAAB?: The RGB value is 170, 218, 171: 170 red, 218 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AADAAB?: The complementary color is #DAAAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AADAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.