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#AACBBC Color

#AACBBC is rgb(170, 203, 188) in RGB, hsl(153, 24%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 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 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACBBC
HEX#AACBBC
RGBrgb(170, 203, 188)
HSLhsl(153, 24%, 73%)
HSVhsv(153, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.041 166.1)
LABlab(78.93% -13.67 3.64)
LCHlch(78.93% 14.15 165.09)

What #AACBBC 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 #AACBBC, 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.

#AACBBC Channel Values

How #AACBBC 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 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 24% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACBBC 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 text11.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AACBBC

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

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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How #AACBBC 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#AACBBC
Protanopia#C6C6BC
Protanomaly#BBC8BC
Deuteranopia#C1C1BD
Deuteranomaly#B8C5BD
Tritanopia#ACC9C9
Tritanomaly#ABCAC4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACBBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aacbbc: #AACBBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACBBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aacbbc': '#AACBBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.796, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_aacbbc">#AACBBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACBBC"

More Green Colors

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

#AACBBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACBBC?

#AACBBC is a light green — rgb(170, 203, 188) in RGB and hsl(153, 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 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #AACBBC?

#AACBBC is rgb(170, 203, 188) — red 170, green 203, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACBBC?

#AACBBC converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACBBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACBBC scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACBBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACBBC 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 13.93, which is visibly different.

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