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#AACAA0 Color

#AACAA0 is rgb(170, 202, 160) in RGB, hsl(106, 28%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 21%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACAA0
HEX#AACAA0
RGBrgb(170, 202, 160)
HSLhsl(106, 28%, 71%)
HSVhsv(106, 21%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 21%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.067 138.3)
LABlab(78.12% -16.98 17.35)
LCHlch(78.12% 24.28 134.39)

What #AACAA0 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 #AACAA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.15Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.97Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.48Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.48Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.49Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.14

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

#AACAA0 Channel Values

How #AACAA0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 28% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 21% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACAA0 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AACAA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AACAA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AACAA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AACAA0
Complementary
#C0A0CA
Analogous
#BFCAA0
Analogous
#A0CAAB
Triadic
#A0AACA
Triadic
#CAA0AA
Split comp.
#ABA0CA
Split comp.
#CAA0BF

Tints & Shades of #AACAA0

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

#B6D1AD
#C1D8BA
#CDE0C8
#D6E5D1
#E2EDDE
#EDF4EB

Shades

#8DB780
#72A762
#5B894D
#486C3D
#324B2A
#1E2E1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AACAA0.

How #AACAA0 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#AACAA0
Protanopia#C5C5A0
Protanomaly#BBC7A0
Deuteranopia#C0C0A1
Deuteranomaly#B8C4A1
Tritanopia#B0C5C5
Tritanomaly#ADC7B8
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACAA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aacaa0: #AACAA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACAA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aacaa0': '#AACAA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.792, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_aacaa0">#AACAA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACAA0"

More Green Colors

#AACAA0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AACAA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACAA0?

#AACAA0 is a light green — rgb(170, 202, 160) in RGB and hsl(106, 28%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #AACAA0?

#AACAA0 is rgb(170, 202, 160) — red 170, green 202, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACAA0?

#AACAA0 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACAA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACAA0 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACAA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACAA0 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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