What color is #AAE60B?

#AAE60B is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Glorious Green Glitter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAE60B?

The RGB value is 170, 230, 11: 170 red, 230 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAE60B?

The complementary color is #470BE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAE60B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAE60B color

#AAE60B rgb(170, 230, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAE60B is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 90.2% green and 4.3% blue (170, 230, 11).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 91% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Glorious Green Glitter (#AAEE11), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#AAE60B color codes

HEX	`#AAE60B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 230, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 90.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 91%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 95%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 95%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.57, -43.97, 81.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.57, 92.69, 118.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.935, 65.163, 10.527)`
Decimal	`11200011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAE60B, 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 #AAE60B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAE60B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #AAE60B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aae60b; }
.text { color: #aae60b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aae60b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 230 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aae60b, #3de60b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #AAE60B?: #AAE60B is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Glorious Green Glitter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAE60B?: The RGB value is 170, 230, 11: 170 red, 230 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAE60B?: The complementary color is #470BE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAE60B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.