What color is #AAFC8A?

#AAFC8A is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAFC8A?

The RGB value is 170, 252, 138: 170 red, 252 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAFC8A?

The complementary color is #DC8AFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAFC8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAFC8A color

#AAFC8A rgb(170, 252, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAFC8A is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 98.8% green and 54.1% blue (170, 252, 138).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 95% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Celery Mousse (#C1FD95), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#AAFC8A color codes

HEX	`#AAFC8A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 252, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 98.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 95%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 45%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 45%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.68, -45.06, 46.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.68, 64.88, 133.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.974, 79.999, 36.532)`
Decimal	`11205770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAFC8A, 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 #AAFC8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAFC8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	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 #AAFC8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aafc8a; }
.text { color: #aafc8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aafc8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 252 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aafc8a, #8afca3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAFC8A?: #AAFC8A is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAFC8A?: The RGB value is 170, 252, 138: 170 red, 252 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAFC8A?: The complementary color is #DC8AFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAFC8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.