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#AAC224 Color

#AAC224 is rgb(170, 194, 36) in RGB, hsl(69, 69%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 81%, 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 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC224
HEX#AAC224
RGBrgb(170, 194, 36)
HSLhsl(69, 69%, 45%)
HSVhsv(69, 81%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 81%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.171 118.6)
LABlab(74.65% -22.37 68.18)
LCHlch(74.65% 71.76 108.17)

What #AAC224 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 #AAC224, 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.

#AAC224 Channel Values

How #AAC224 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 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 69% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 81% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC224 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 text10.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAC224 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAC224

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC224; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AAC224

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 #AAC224.

How #AAC224 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#AAC224
Protanopia#BEBE25
Protanomaly#B6C024
Deuteranopia#BBBB28
Deuteranomaly#B4BE27
Tritanopia#B6B7B7
Tritanomaly#B1BC93
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC224 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aac224: #AAC224;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC224;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac224': '#AAC224' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.761, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_aac224">#AAC224</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC224"

More Green Colors

#AAC224 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAC224 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC224?

#AAC224 is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 194, 36) in RGB and hsl(69, 69%, 45%) 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 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #AAC224?

#AAC224 is rgb(170, 194, 36) — red 170, green 194, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC224?

#AAC224 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 81%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC224 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC224 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC224 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC224 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 11.22, which is visibly different.

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