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#AAC992 Color

#AAC992 is rgb(170, 201, 146) in RGB, hsl(94, 34%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 21%) 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 9.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC992
HEX#AAC992
RGBrgb(170, 201, 146)
HSLhsl(94, 34%, 68%)
HSVhsv(94, 27%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.082 132)
LABlab(77.61% -18.17 24.00)
LCHlch(77.61% 30.10 127.14)

What #AAC992 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 #AAC992, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.21Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.11Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.13Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.18Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.49Sage#9CAF88ΔE 12.06

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

#AAC992 Channel Values

How #AAC992 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 201 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 34% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 27% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC992 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAC992 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAC992

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC992; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAC992
Complementary
#B192C9
Analogous
#C5C992
Analogous
#92C995
Triadic
#92AAC9
Triadic
#C992AA
Split comp.
#9592C9
Split comp.
#C992C5

Tints & Shades of #AAC992

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

#B4D09F
#C2D8B0
#CCDFBE
#D7E6CC
#E2ECD9
#EFF5EA

Shades

#92BA73
#7AAB54
#648C45
#4B6A34
#364B25
#202C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAC992.

How #AAC992 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#AAC992
Protanopia#C4C492
Protanomaly#BAC692
Deuteranopia#BFBF93
Deuteranomaly#B7C393
Tritanopia#B1C3C3
Tritanomaly#AEC6B2
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC992 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aac992: #AAC992;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC992;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac992': '#AAC992' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.788, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_aac992">#AAC992</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC992"

More Green Colors

#AAC992 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAC992 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC992?

#AAC992 is a light green — rgb(170, 201, 146) in RGB and hsl(94, 34%, 68%) 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 9.21.

What is the RGB value of #AAC992?

#AAC992 is rgb(170, 201, 146) — red 170, green 201, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC992?

#AAC992 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC992 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC992 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC992 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC992 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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