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#AACEA6 Color

#AACEA6 is rgb(170, 206, 166) in RGB, hsl(114, 29%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 19%) 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 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACEA6
HEX#AACEA6
RGBrgb(170, 206, 166)
HSLhsl(114, 29%, 73%)
HSVhsv(114, 19%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.067 142.3)
LABlab(79.33% -18.09 15.85)
LCHlch(79.33% 24.06 138.78)

What #AACEA6 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 #AACEA6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.02Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.37Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.36Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.53Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.26Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.35

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

#AACEA6 Channel Values

How #AACEA6 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 206 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 29% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 19% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACEA6 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AACEA6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AACEA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AACEA6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AACEA6
Complementary
#CAA6CE
Analogous
#BECEA6
Analogous
#A6CEB6
Triadic
#A6AACE
Triadic
#CEA6AA
Split comp.
#B6A6CE
Split comp.
#CEA6BE

Tints & Shades of #AACEA6

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

#B7D5B3
#C0DBBD
#CDE2CA
#D6E7D4
#E3EFE1
#ECF4EB

Shades

#8BBC85
#6BAA64
#548D4E
#43703E
#2F4F2B
#1B2E19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AACEA6.

How #AACEA6 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#AACEA6
Protanopia#C8C8A6
Protanomaly#BDCBA6
Deuteranopia#C3C3A7
Deuteranomaly#BAC8A7
Tritanopia#B0CACA
Tritanomaly#ADCBBC
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACEA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aacea6: #AACEA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACEA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aacea6': '#AACEA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.808, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_aacea6">#AACEA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACEA6"

More Green Colors

#AACEA6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AACEA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACEA6?

#AACEA6 is a light green — rgb(170, 206, 166) in RGB and hsl(114, 29%, 73%) 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 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #AACEA6?

#AACEA6 is rgb(170, 206, 166) — red 170, green 206, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACEA6?

#AACEA6 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACEA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACEA6 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACEA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACEA6 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 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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