What color is #AAE8B8?

#AAE8B8 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 #AAE8B8?

The RGB value is 170, 232, 184: 170 red, 232 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAE8B8?

The complementary color is #E8AADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAE8B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAE8B8 color

#AAE8B8 rgb(170, 232, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAE8B8 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 91% green and 72.2% blue (170, 232, 184).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 57% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#AAE8B8 color codes

HEX	`#AAE8B8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 232, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 91%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 57%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 27%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.86, -29.03, 17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.86, 33.72, 149.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.083, 69.718, 55.945)`
Decimal	`11200696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAE8B8, 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 #AAE8B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAE8B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #AAE8B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aae8b8; }
.text { color: #aae8b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aae8b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 232 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aae8b8, #aae8d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAE8B8?: #AAE8B8 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 #AAE8B8?: The RGB value is 170, 232, 184: 170 red, 232 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAE8B8?: The complementary color is #E8AADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAE8B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.