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#AACAA5 Color

#AACAA5 is rgb(170, 202, 165) in RGB, hsl(112, 26%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 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 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACAA5
HEX#AACAA5
RGBrgb(170, 202, 165)
HSLhsl(112, 26%, 72%)
HSVhsv(112, 18%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.062 141.3)
LABlab(78.21% -16.35 14.83)
LCHlch(78.21% 22.08 137.80)

What #AACAA5 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 #AACAA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.8Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.08Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.48Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.95Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.2Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.35

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

#AACAA5 Channel Values

How #AACAA5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 112° · S 26% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 112° · S 18% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACAA5 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AACAA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AACAA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AACAA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AACAA5
Complementary
#C5A5CA
Analogous
#BDCAA5
Analogous
#A5CAB3
Triadic
#A5AACA
Triadic
#CAA5AA
Split comp.
#B3A5CA
Split comp.
#CAA5BD

Tints & Shades of #AACAA5

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

#B6D2B2
#BFD7BC
#CBDFC8
#D8E6D5
#E4EEE2
#EDF4EC

Shades

#8CB785
#70A668
#598A51
#446A3E
#2F4A2B
#1D2D1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AACAA5.

How #AACAA5 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#AACAA5
Protanopia#C5C5A5
Protanomaly#BBC7A5
Deuteranopia#C0C0A6
Deuteranomaly#B8C4A6
Tritanopia#AFC6C6
Tritanomaly#ADC8BA
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACAA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aacaa5: #AACAA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACAA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aacaa5': '#AACAA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.792, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_aacaa5">#AACAA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACAA5"

More Green Colors

#AACAA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AACAA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACAA5?

#AACAA5 is a light green — rgb(170, 202, 165) in RGB and hsl(112, 26%, 72%) 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 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #AACAA5?

#AACAA5 is rgb(170, 202, 165) — red 170, green 202, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACAA5?

#AACAA5 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACAA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACAA5 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACAA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACAA5 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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