What color is #AAFFC5?

#AAFFC5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Neo Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAFFC5?

The RGB value is 170, 255, 197: 170 red, 255 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAFFC5?

The complementary color is #FFAAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAFFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAFFC5 color

#AAFFC5 rgb(170, 255, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAFFC5 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 100% green and 77.3% blue (170, 255, 197).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neo Mint (#AAFFCC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#AAFFC5 color codes

HEX	`#AAFFC5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 255, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 100%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 23%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.49, -37.36, 19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.49, 42.24, 152.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.412, 84.094, 65.756)`
Decimal	`11206597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAFFC5, 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 #AAFFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAFFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #AAFFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaffc5; }
.text { color: #aaffc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaffc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 255 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaffc5, #aaffef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #AAFFC5?: #AAFFC5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Neo Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAFFC5?: The RGB value is 170, 255, 197: 170 red, 255 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAFFC5?: The complementary color is #FFAAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAFFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.