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#AACAAD Color

#AACAAD is rgb(170, 202, 173) in RGB, hsl(126, 23%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACAAD
HEX#AACAAD
RGBrgb(170, 202, 173)
HSLhsl(126, 23%, 73%)
HSVhsv(126, 16%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.053 147.7)
LABlab(78.36% -15.30 10.80)
LCHlch(78.36% 18.73 144.78)

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

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 5.49Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.31Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.2Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.46Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.64Opal#A8C3BCΔE 11.68

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

#AACAAD Channel Values

How #AACAAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 23% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 16% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACAAD 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 text11.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AACAAD

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

Base
#AACAAD
Complementary
#CAAAC7
Analogous
#B7CAAA
Analogous
#AACABD
Triadic
#ADAACA
Triadic
#CAADAA
Split comp.
#BDAACA
Split comp.
#CAAAB7

Tints & Shades of #AACAAD

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

#B7D2BA
#C0D8C3
#CDE0CF
#D6E5D8
#E3EDE4
#ECF3ED

Shades

#8BB68F
#6CA371
#548759
#436B47
#2F4B32
#1B2C1D

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

How #AACAAD 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#AACAAD
Protanopia#C5C5AD
Protanomaly#BBC7AD
Deuteranopia#C0C0AE
Deuteranomaly#B8C4AE
Tritanopia#AEC7C7
Tritanomaly#ACC8BD
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACAAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aacaad: #AACAAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACAAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aacaad': '#AACAAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.792, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_aacaad">#AACAAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACAAD"

More Green Colors

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

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#AACAAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACAAD?

#AACAAD is a light green — rgb(170, 202, 173) in RGB and hsl(126, 23%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #AACAAD?

#AACAAD is rgb(170, 202, 173) — red 170, green 202, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACAAD?

#AACAAD converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACAAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACAAD scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACAAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACAAD 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 11.64, which is visibly different.

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