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#AAC21E Color

#AAC21E is rgb(170, 194, 30) in RGB, hsl(69, 73%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 85%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC21E
HEX#AAC21E
RGBrgb(170, 194, 30)
HSLhsl(69, 73%, 44%)
HSVhsv(69, 85%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 85%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.173 118.5)
LABlab(74.63% -22.51 69.55)
LCHlch(74.63% 73.11 107.93)

What #AAC21E 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 #AAC21E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AAC21E Channel Values

How #AAC21E 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 194 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 73% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 85% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC21E 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAC21E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAC21E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC21E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AAC21E

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAC21E.

How #AAC21E 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#AAC21E
Protanopia#BEBE1F
Protanomaly#B6C01F
Deuteranopia#BBBB23
Deuteranomaly#B4BE21
Tritanopia#B6B7B7
Tritanomaly#B1BB92
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC21E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aac21e: #AAC21E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC21E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac21e': '#AAC21E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.761, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_aac21e">#AAC21E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC21E"

More Green Colors

#AAC21E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAC21E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC21E?

#AAC21E is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 194, 30) in RGB and hsl(69, 73%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.88.

What is the RGB value of #AAC21E?

#AAC21E is rgb(170, 194, 30) — red 170, green 194, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC21E?

#AAC21E converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 85%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC21E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC21E scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC21E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC21E 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.49, which is visibly different.

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