#aaca8a Color Information

#aaca8a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aaca8a. In RGB, it consists of 66.7% Red, 79.2% Green, and 54.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 15.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 31.7% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 90.0°, with saturation of 37.6% and lightness of 66.7%. The decimal value for #aaca8a is 11192970, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aaca8a is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#aaca8a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color170, 202, 138 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.7%, 79.2%, 54.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.333, 0.208, 0.459 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.158, 0, 0.317, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color90.0°, 37.6%, 66.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color90.0°, 31.7%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.285, 52.622, 31.973 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color138, 202, 170 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11192970 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.651, -21.971, 28.533 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.651, 36.012, 127.596 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.651, -15.630, 42.662 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.541, -22.896, 24.646 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.333, 0.415, 52.622 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289383050 / 0xffaaca8a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc99 Copy
Last Updated: October 13, 2024

Shades of #aaca8a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aaca8a, its pure hue is 90.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, and its lightness is 66.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aaca8a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151911 to #95b179.

Tints of #aaca8a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aaca8a, its pure hue is 90.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, and its lightness is 66.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aaca8a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b5d199 to #f4f8f0.

Tones of #aaca8a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aaca8a, its pure hue is 90.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aaca8a, which range from #aaaaaa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #aaff55 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aaca8a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aaca8a! For #aaca8a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aaca8a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aaca8a

This color, #aaca8a, consists of 66.7% Red, 79.2% Green, and 54.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 170, Green = 202, Blue = 138. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aaca8a is 15.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 31.7% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.7%
C15.8%
G79.2%
M0.0%
B54.1%
Y31.7%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 170 202 138
Octal 252 312 212
Hexa #aa #ca #8a
Binary 10101010 11001010 10001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 15 0 31 20
Octal 17 0 37 24
Hexa #0f #00 #1f #14
Binary 00001111 00000000 00011111 00010100

Analogous Colors of #aaca8a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aaca8a — which has hue 90.0° — its analogous colors are located at 60.0° and 120.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaca8a.

Triadic Colors of #aaca8a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aaca8a — which has hue 90.0° — its triadic colors are located at 90.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaca8a.

Complementary Color of #aaca8a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aaca8a — which has hue 90.0° — its complementary color is located at 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaca8a.

Split Complementary Colors of #aaca8a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aaca8a — which has hue 90.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 90.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaca8a.

Tetradic Colors of #aaca8a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aaca8a — which has hue 90.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 0.0°, 90.0°, 180.0°, and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaca8a.

Monochromatic Colors of #aaca8a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aaca8a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #809868 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d5edbd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aaca8a

We want to make getting started with #aaca8a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aaca8a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aaca8a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aaca8a with other HTML elements.

#aaca8a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aaca8a.
<span style="color: #aaca8a;">The color of this text is #aaca8a.</span>

#aaca8a Background Color

The background color for this text is #aaca8a.
<div style="background-color: #aaca8a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aaca8a.</div>

#aaca8a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aaca8a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aaca8a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aaca8a.</span>

#aaca8a Border Color

This is a div with border color #aaca8a.
<div style="border: #aaca8a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aaca8a.</div>

#aaca8a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aaca8a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aaca8a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aaca8a on a white background.</div></div>

#aaca8a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aaca8a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aaca8a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aaca8a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aaca8a to White

This is a gradient from #aaca8a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aaca8a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aaca8a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aaca8a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aaca8a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aaca8a to white.</div>

Gradient from #aaca8a to Black

This is a gradient from #aaca8a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aaca8a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aaca8a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aaca8a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aaca8a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aaca8a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aaca8a

In addition to using #aaca8a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aaca8a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aaca8a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 170, Green = 202, Blue = 138). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aaca8a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aaca8a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(170, 202, 138)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aaca8a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aaca8a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aaca8a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(170, 202, 138);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aaca8a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:170, green:202, blue:138, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:170 green:202 blue:138 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(170f, 202f, 138f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(170, 202, 138);
 

#aaca8a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aaca8a the same way. For those with color blindness, #aaca8a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aaca8a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aaca8a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aaca8a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aaca8a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aaca8a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text