Information about #AAC56C color

#AAC56C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAC56C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 197, 108) — 66.7% red, 77.3% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 35 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AAC56C reads as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Olive (#ACBF69). Slightly further away sit Tan Green (#A9BE70) and Spring (#A3C566).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(170, 197, 108)), which gives #AAC56C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAC56C: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #AAC56C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AAC56C color variations

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#AAC56C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AAC56C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAC56C
  • RGB170, 197, 108
  • CMYK11, 0, 35, 23
  • CSSrgb(170, 197, 108)
  • HSL78°, 43%, 60%
  • HSL Precise78.202°, 43.415%, 59.804%
  • HSV78°, 45%, 77%
  • HSB78°, 45%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.773, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.773, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.773, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAC56C
  • DECIMAL ID11191660
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01