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#AAC186 Color

#AAC186 is rgb(170, 193, 134) in RGB, hsl(83, 32%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 31%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC186
HEX#AAC186
RGBrgb(170, 193, 134)
HSLhsl(83, 32%, 64%)
HSVhsv(83, 31%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 31%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.084 125.6)
LABlab(75.21% -15.73 27.07)
LCHlch(75.21% 31.31 120.15)

What #AAC186 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AAC186, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 7.41Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.63Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.72Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 12.81Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 14.62Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 14.71

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#AAC186 Channel Values

How #AAC186 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 193 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 32% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 31% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC186 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAC186 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAC186

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC186; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAC186
Complementary
#9C86C1
Analogous
#C1BA86
Analogous
#8DC186
Triadic
#86AAC1
Triadic
#C186AA
Split comp.
#868DC1
Split comp.
#BA86C1

Tints & Shades of #AAC186

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B6C997
#C2D2A7
#CDDBB8
#D7E2C6
#E3EAD7
#EEF3E7

Shades

#95B168
#819E51
#688042
#526534
#3A4724
#242C17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAC186.

How #AAC186 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AAC186
Protanopia#BDBD86
Protanomaly#B6BF86
Deuteranopia#BABA87
Deuteranomaly#B4BD87
Tritanopia#B1BBBB
Tritanomaly#AEBDA8
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC186 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aac186: #AAC186;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC186;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac186': '#AAC186' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.757, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_aac186">#AAC186</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC186"

More Green Colors

#AAC186 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAC186 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC186?

#AAC186 is a light green — rgb(170, 193, 134) in RGB and hsl(83, 32%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #AAC186?

#AAC186 is rgb(170, 193, 134) — red 170, green 193, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC186?

#AAC186 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 31%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC186 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC186 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC186 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC186 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.72, which is visibly different.

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