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#AACBB0 Color

#AACBB0 is rgb(170, 203, 176) in RGB, hsl(131, 24%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACBB0
HEX#AACBB0
RGBrgb(170, 203, 176)
HSLhsl(131, 24%, 73%)
HSVhsv(131, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.052 150.4)
LABlab(78.69% -15.37 9.68)
LCHlch(78.69% 18.16 147.81)

What #AACBB0 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 #AACBB0, 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.

#AACBB0 Channel Values

How #AACBB0 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 203 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 24% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACBB0 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AACBB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AACBB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AACBB0; 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 #AACBB0

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AACBB0.

How #AACBB0 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#AACBB0
Protanopia#C6C6B0
Protanomaly#BBC8B0
Deuteranopia#C1C1B1
Deuteranomaly#B8C5B1
Tritanopia#AEC8C8
Tritanomaly#ACC9BF
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACBB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aacbb0: #AACBB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACBB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aacbb0': '#AACBB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.796, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_aacbb0">#AACBB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACBB0"

More Green Colors

#AACBB0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AACBB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACBB0?

#AACBB0 is a light green — rgb(170, 203, 176) in RGB and hsl(131, 24%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #AACBB0?

#AACBB0 is rgb(170, 203, 176) — red 170, green 203, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACBB0?

#AACBB0 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACBB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACBB0 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACBB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACBB0 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 12.49, which is visibly different.

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