What color is #AAE7AF?

#AAE7AF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAE7AF?

The RGB value is 170, 231, 175: 170 red, 231 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAE7AF?

The complementary color is #E7AAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAE7AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAE7AF color

#AAE7AF rgb(170, 231, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAE7AF is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 90.6% green and 68.6% blue (170, 231, 175).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#AAE7AF color codes

HEX	`#AAE7AF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 231, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 90.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.4, -30.13, 21.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.4, 36.83, 144.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.889, 68.791, 51.04)`
Decimal	`11200431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAE7AF, 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 #AAE7AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAE7AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #AAE7AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aae7af; }
.text { color: #aae7af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aae7af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 231 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aae7af, #aae7ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAE7AF?: #AAE7AF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAE7AF?: The RGB value is 170, 231, 175: 170 red, 231 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAE7AF?: The complementary color is #E7AAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAE7AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.