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#AACAC9 Color

#AACAC9 is rgb(170, 202, 201) in RGB, hsl(178, 23%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opal (#A8C3BC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACAC9
HEX#AACAC9
RGBrgb(170, 202, 201)
HSLhsl(178, 23%, 73%)
HSVhsv(178, 16%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.034 194.2)
LABlab(78.94% -11.23 -3.27)
LCHlch(78.94% 11.70 196.24)

What #AACAC9 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 #AACAC9, 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 teal in the library.

#AACAC9 Channel Values

How #AACAC9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 23% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 16% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACAC9 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AACAC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AACAC9; 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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Tints & Shades of #AACAC9

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AACAC9.

How #AACAC9 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#AACAC9
Protanopia#C5C5C9
Protanomaly#BBC7C9
Deuteranopia#C0C0CA
Deuteranomaly#B8C4C9
Tritanopia#AACACA
Tritanomaly#AACACA
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #AACAC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aacac9: #AACAC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACAC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aacac9': '#AACAC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.792, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_aacac9">#AACAC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACAC9"

More Teal Colors

#AACAC9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AACAC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACAC9?

#AACAC9 is a light teal — rgb(170, 202, 201) in RGB and hsl(178, 23%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opal (#A8C3BC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.32.

What is the RGB value of #AACAC9?

#AACAC9 is rgb(170, 202, 201) — red 170, green 202, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACAC9?

#AACAC9 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACAC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACAC9 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACAC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACAC9 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 9.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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