What color is #AAE8A6?

#AAE8A6 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAE8A6?

The RGB value is 170, 232, 166: 170 red, 232 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAE8A6?

The complementary color is #E4A6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAE8A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAE8A6 color

#AAE8A6 rgb(170, 232, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAE8A6 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 91% green and 65.1% blue (170, 232, 166).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 59% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#AAE8A6 color codes

HEX	`#AAE8A6`
RGB	`rgb(170, 232, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 91%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 59%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.51, -32.09, 25.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.51, 41.29, 141)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.315, 69.011, 46.633)`
Decimal	`11200678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAE8A6, 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 #AAE8A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAE8A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #AAE8A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aae8a6; }
.text { color: #aae8a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aae8a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 232 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aae8a6, #a6e8c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAE8A6?: #AAE8A6 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAE8A6?: The RGB value is 170, 232, 166: 170 red, 232 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAE8A6?: The complementary color is #E4A6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAE8A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.