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#AACFAE Color

#AACFAE is rgb(170, 207, 174) in RGB, hsl(126, 28%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACFAE
HEX#AACFAE
RGBrgb(170, 207, 174)
HSLhsl(126, 28%, 74%)
HSVhsv(126, 18%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.06 148)
LABlab(79.75% -17.51 12.22)
LCHlch(79.75% 21.36 145.09)

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

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.07Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.41Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.21Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.66Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.48Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.56

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

#AACFAE Channel Values

How #AACFAE 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 207 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 28% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 18% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACFAE 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AACFAE

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

Base
#AACFAE
Complementary
#CFAACC
Analogous
#B9CFAA
Analogous
#AACFC0
Triadic
#AEAACF
Triadic
#CFAEAA
Split comp.
#C0AACF
Split comp.
#CFAAB9

Tints & Shades of #AACFAE

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

#B4D5B7
#C1DCC4
#CBE2CD
#D8E9DA
#E2EEE3
#EFF6EF

Shades

#89BD8F
#69AB6F
#519057
#3E6F43
#2C4E2F
#1A2E1C

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

How #AACFAE 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#AACFAE
Protanopia#C9C9AE
Protanomaly#BECCAE
Deuteranopia#C4C4AF
Deuteranomaly#BAC8AF
Tritanopia#AFCBCB
Tritanomaly#ADCDC0
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACFAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aacfae: #AACFAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACFAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aacfae': '#AACFAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.812, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_aacfae">#AACFAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACFAE"

More Green Colors

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

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#AACFAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACFAE?

#AACFAE is a light green — rgb(170, 207, 174) in RGB and hsl(126, 28%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #AACFAE?

#AACFAE is rgb(170, 207, 174) — red 170, green 207, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACFAE?

#AACFAE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACFAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACFAE scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACFAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACFAE 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 10.56, which is visibly different.

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