What color is #AAF0DE?

#AAF0DE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAF0DE?

The RGB value is 170, 240, 222: 170 red, 240 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAF0DE?

The complementary color is #F0AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAF0DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAF0DE color

#AAF0DE rgb(170, 240, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAF0DE is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 94.1% green and 87.1% blue (170, 240, 222).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 70% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#AAF0DE color codes

HEX	`#AAF0DE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 240, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 94.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 70%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 29%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.92, -25.47, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.92, 25.53, 176.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.918, 76.137, 80.579)`
Decimal	`11202782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAF0DE, 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 #AAF0DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAF0DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #AAF0DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaf0de; }
.text { color: #aaf0de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaf0de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 240 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaf0de, #aadff0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #AAF0DE?: #AAF0DE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAF0DE?: The RGB value is 170, 240, 222: 170 red, 240 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAF0DE?: The complementary color is #F0AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAF0DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.