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#AAD09F Color

#AAD09F is rgb(170, 208, 159) in RGB, hsl(107, 34%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAD09F
HEX#AAD09F
RGBrgb(170, 208, 159)
HSLhsl(107, 34%, 72%)
HSVhsv(107, 24%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.078 138.7)
LABlab(79.76% -19.89 20.11)
LCHlch(79.76% 28.29 134.68)

What #AAD09F 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 #AAD09F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.19Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.28Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.96Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.32Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.87Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 12.1

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

#AAD09F Channel Values

How #AAD09F 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 208 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 34% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 24% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAD09F 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAD09F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAD09F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAD09F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAD09F
Complementary
#C59FD0
Analogous
#C2D09F
Analogous
#9FD0AD
Triadic
#9FAAD0
Triadic
#D09FAA
Split comp.
#AD9FD0
Split comp.
#D09FC2

Tints & Shades of #AAD09F

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

#B6D7AD
#BFDCB7
#CBE2C5
#D7E9D3
#E4F0E0
#EDF5EA

Shades

#8BBF7D
#70B05E
#599348
#447138
#2F4F27
#1D3018

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAD09F.

How #AAD09F 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#AAD09F
Protanopia#CACA9F
Protanomaly#BECD9F
Deuteranopia#C4C4A0
Deuteranomaly#BAC9A0
Tritanopia#B1CBCB
Tritanomaly#AECDBB
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAD09F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aad09f: #AAD09F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAD09F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aad09f': '#AAD09F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.816, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_aad09f">#AAD09F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAD09F"

More Green Colors

#AAD09F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAD09F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAD09F?

#AAD09F is a light green — rgb(170, 208, 159) in RGB and hsl(107, 34%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #AAD09F?

#AAD09F is rgb(170, 208, 159) — red 170, green 208, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAD09F?

#AAD09F converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAD09F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAD09F scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAD09F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAD09F 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 8.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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