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#AAC59B Color

#AAC59B is rgb(170, 197, 155) in RGB, hsl(99, 27%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC59B
HEX#AAC59B
RGBrgb(170, 197, 155)
HSLhsl(99, 27%, 69%)
HSVhsv(99, 21%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.065 134.5)
LABlab(76.65% -15.24 17.98)
LCHlch(76.65% 23.57 130.29)

What #AAC59B 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 #AAC59B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.06Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.31Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.73Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.6Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.63

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

#AAC59B Channel Values

How #AAC59B 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 197 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 27% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 21% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC59B 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAC59B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAC59B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC59B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAC59B
Complementary
#B69BC5
Analogous
#BFC59B
Analogous
#9BC5A1
Triadic
#9BAAC5
Triadic
#C59BAA
Split comp.
#A19BC5
Split comp.
#C59BBF

Tints & Shades of #AAC59B

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

#B5CDA8
#C0D4B5
#CBDCC1
#D8E5D2
#E3ECDF
#EEF4EC

Shades

#91B57D
#75A25D
#60854C
#4B683C
#364A2B
#1E2A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAC59B.

How #AAC59B 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#AAC59B
Protanopia#C1C19B
Protanomaly#B8C29B
Deuteranopia#BDBD9C
Deuteranomaly#B5C09C
Tritanopia#AFC0C0
Tritanomaly#ADC2B3
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC59B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aac59b: #AAC59B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC59B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac59b': '#AAC59B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.773, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_aac59b">#AAC59B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC59B"

More Green Colors

#AAC59B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAC59B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC59B?

#AAC59B is a light green — rgb(170, 197, 155) in RGB and hsl(99, 27%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.

What is the RGB value of #AAC59B?

#AAC59B is rgb(170, 197, 155) — red 170, green 197, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC59B?

#AAC59B converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC59B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC59B scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC59B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC59B 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 8.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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