What color is #AAEE66?

#AAEE66 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAEE66?

The RGB value is 170, 238, 102: 170 red, 238 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAEE66?

The complementary color is #AA66EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAEE66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAEE66 color

#AAEE66 rgb(170, 238, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAEE66 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 93.3% green and 40% blue (170, 238, 102).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 80% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#AAEE66 color codes

HEX	`#AAEE66`
RGB	`rgb(170, 238, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 93.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 80%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 57%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 57%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.32, -42.92, 58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.32, 72.15, 126.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.55, 70.653, 23.595)`
Decimal	`11202150`
Short hex	`#AE6`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAEE66, 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 #AAEE66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAEE66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #AAEE66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaee66; }
.text { color: #aaee66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaee66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 238 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaee66, #66ee66); }

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Questions

What color is #AAEE66?: #AAEE66 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAEE66?: The RGB value is 170, 238, 102: 170 red, 238 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAEE66?: The complementary color is #AA66EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAEE66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.