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#AAC195 Color

#AAC195 is rgb(170, 193, 149) in RGB, hsl(91, 26%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 23%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC195
HEX#AAC195
RGBrgb(170, 193, 149)
HSLhsl(91, 26%, 67%)
HSVhsv(91, 23%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 23%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.066 130.3)
LABlab(75.45% -14.06 19.51)
LCHlch(75.45% 24.05 125.78)

What #AAC195 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 #AAC195, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.76Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.11Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.96Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.58Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.97Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.29

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

#AAC195 Channel Values

How #AAC195 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 26% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 23% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC195 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAC195 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAC195

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC195; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAC195
Complementary
#AC95C1
Analogous
#C0C195
Analogous
#95C196
Triadic
#95AAC1
Triadic
#C195AA
Split comp.
#9695C1
Split comp.
#C195C0

Tints & Shades of #AAC195

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

#B4C8A2
#C1D2B2
#CCD9BF
#D8E3CF
#E3EADC
#F0F4EC

Shades

#93B078
#7C9D5C
#65814B
#4E643A
#38472A
#212A19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAC195.

How #AAC195 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#AAC195
Protanopia#BDBD95
Protanomaly#B6BF95
Deuteranopia#BABA96
Deuteranomaly#B4BD95
Tritanopia#B0BCBC
Tritanomaly#ADBEAE
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC195 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aac195: #AAC195;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC195;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac195': '#AAC195' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.757, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_aac195">#AAC195</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC195"

More Green Colors

#AAC195 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAC195 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC195?

#AAC195 is a light green — rgb(170, 193, 149) in RGB and hsl(91, 26%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #AAC195?

#AAC195 is rgb(170, 193, 149) — red 170, green 193, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC195?

#AAC195 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 23%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC195 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC195 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC195 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC195 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 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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