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#AACA49 Color

#AACA49 is rgb(170, 202, 73) in RGB, hsl(75, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 64%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACA49
HEX#AACA49
RGBrgb(170, 202, 73)
HSLhsl(75, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(75, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 64%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.158 122)
LABlab(77.09% -24.59 58.18)
LCHlch(77.09% 63.16 112.91)

What #AACA49 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 #AACA49, 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.

#AACA49 Channel Values

How #AACA49 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 202 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 21%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 #AACA49 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 #AACA49 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AACA49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AACA49; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AACA49

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 #AACA49.

How #AACA49 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#AACA49
Protanopia#C5C549
Protanomaly#BBC749
Deuteranopia#C0C04C
Deuteranomaly#B8C44B
Tritanopia#B6C0C0
Tritanomaly#B1C49E
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACA49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaca49: #AACA49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACA49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaca49': '#AACA49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.792, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_aaca49">#AACA49</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACA49"

More Green Colors

#AACA49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AACA49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACA49?

#AACA49 is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 202, 73) in RGB and hsl(75, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #AACA49?

#AACA49 is rgb(170, 202, 73) — red 170, green 202, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACA49?

#AACA49 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 64%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACA49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACA49 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 #AACA49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACA49 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 11.31, which is visibly different.

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