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#AAC69A Color

#AAC69A is rgb(170, 198, 154) in RGB, hsl(98, 28%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 22%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC69A
HEX#AAC69A
RGBrgb(170, 198, 154)
HSLhsl(98, 28%, 69%)
HSVhsv(98, 22%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 22%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.068 134.3)
LABlab(76.91% -15.84 18.86)
LCHlch(76.91% 24.63 130.02)

What #AAC69A 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 #AAC69A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.04Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.61Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.74Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.07Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.99Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.67

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

#AAC69A Channel Values

How #AAC69A 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 198 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 28% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 22% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC69A 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAC69A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAC69A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC69A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAC69A
Complementary
#B69AC6
Analogous
#C0C69A
Analogous
#9AC6A0
Triadic
#9AAAC6
Triadic
#C69AAA
Split comp.
#A09AC6
Split comp.
#C69AC0

Tints & Shades of #AAC69A

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

#B5CDA7
#C0D5B4
#CBDCC1
#D9E5D1
#E4EDDE
#EFF4EB

Shades

#91B67C
#76A35C
#61864B
#4C683B
#364B2A
#1F2A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAC69A.

How #AAC69A 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#AAC69A
Protanopia#C2C29A
Protanomaly#B9C39A
Deuteranopia#BDBD9B
Deuteranomaly#B6C19B
Tritanopia#B0C1C1
Tritanomaly#ADC3B3
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC69A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aac69a: #AAC69A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC69A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac69a': '#AAC69A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.776, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_aac69a">#AAC69A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC69A"

More Green Colors

#AAC69A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAC69A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC69A?

#AAC69A is a light green — rgb(170, 198, 154) in RGB and hsl(98, 28%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.04.

What is the RGB value of #AAC69A?

#AAC69A is rgb(170, 198, 154) — red 170, green 198, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC69A?

#AAC69A converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 22%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC69A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC69A scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC69A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC69A 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 8.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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