What color is #AAFFD5?

#AAFFD5 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Mintastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAFFD5?

The RGB value is 170, 255, 213: 170 red, 255 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAFFD5?

The complementary color is #FFAAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAFFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAFFD5 color

#AAFFD5 rgb(170, 255, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAFFD5 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 100% green and 83.5% blue (170, 255, 213).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mintastic (#AFFFD5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.97:1).

#AAFFD5 color codes

HEX	`#AAFFD5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 255, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 100%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.83, -34.36, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.83, 36.39, 160.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.344, 84.867, 75.928)`
Decimal	`11206613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAFFD5, 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 #AAFFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAFFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.97:1	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 #AAFFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaffd5; }
.text { color: #aaffd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaffd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 255 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaffd5, #aafeff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAFFD5?: #AAFFD5 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Mintastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAFFD5?: The RGB value is 170, 255, 213: 170 red, 255 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAFFD5?: The complementary color is #FFAAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAFFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.