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#AAD695 Color

#AAD695 is rgb(170, 214, 149) in RGB, hsl(101, 44%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAD695
HEX#AAD695
RGBrgb(170, 214, 149)
HSLhsl(101, 44%, 71%)
HSVhsv(101, 30%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.099 135.8)
LABlab(81.28% -23.78 27.31)
LCHlch(81.28% 36.21 131.05)

What #AAD695 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 #AAD695, 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.

#AAD695 Channel Values

How #AAD695 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 214 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 44% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 30% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAD695 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAD695

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAD695; 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 #AAD695

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

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How #AAD695 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#AAD695
Protanopia#CFCF95
Protanomaly#C2D295
Deuteranopia#C9C997
Deuteranomaly#BDCE96
Tritanopia#B3CFCF
Tritanomaly#AFD2BB
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAD695 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aad695: #AAD695;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAD695;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aad695': '#AAD695' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.839, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_aad695">#AAD695</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAD695"

More Green Colors

#AAD695 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAD695 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAD695?

#AAD695 is a light green — rgb(170, 214, 149) in RGB and hsl(101, 44%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #AAD695?

#AAD695 is rgb(170, 214, 149) — red 170, green 214, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAD695?

#AAD695 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAD695 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAD695 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAD695 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAD695 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 13.3, which is visibly different.

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