#AABBAA

Accessibility

AAA

10.4:1

Vs white / black

2.02:1 · 10.4:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#aabbaa

RGB

rgb(170, 187, 170)

RGBA

rgba(170, 187, 170, 1)

HSL

hsl(120, 11%, 70%)

HSLA

hsla(120, 11%, 70%, 1)

HSV

hsv(120, 9%, 73%)

LAB

lab(74.18% -9.09 6.62)

LCH

lch(74.18% 11.25 143.94)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7741 -0.0249 0.0173)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7741 0.0303 145.21)

XYZ

xyz(41.60, 46.99, 44.90)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 27%)

CSS

color: #aabbaa;

CSS variable

--color-aabbaa: #aabbaa;

SCSS

$color-aabbaa: #aabbaa;

JavaScript

const color = "#aabbaa";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#aabbaa";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#aabbaa" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#aabbaa", "rgb": { "r": 170, "g": 187, "b": 170 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7741 0.0303 145.21)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#aabbaa-1: #aabbaa;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-400

Very different · ΔE 12.57 · #A3A3A3

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSeaGreen

Very different · ΔE 10.61 · #8FBC8F

Nearest Material color

green-100

Very different · ΔE 11.05 · #C8E6C9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 19.21 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50edf9ed 100e0ece0 200cbd9cb 300b3c3b3 40096a796 5007b8b7b 600677567 700515d51 8003d473d 900293229 950151d15

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f9f8 f1f4f1 eaeeea e3e8e3 dce3dc d5ddd5 cdd7cd c6d2c6 bfccbf b8c6b8 b1c1b1 aabbaa 9cab9c 8e9c8e 808c80 717d71 636d63 555e55 474e47 393e39 2b2f2b 1c1f1c 0e100e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f9f8 f1f4f1 eaeeea e3e8e3 dce3dc d5ddd5 cdd7cd c6d2c6 bfccbf b8c6b8 b1c1b1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9cab9c 8e9c8e 808c80 717d71 636d63 555e55 474e47 393e39 2b2f2b 1c1f1c 0e100e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a6b6a6 a3b1a3 a0aca0 9ca79c 99a299 959e95 929992 8e948e 8b8f8b 878a87 848584

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#AABBAAStop 1 #BBAABBStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B3BBAAStop 1 #AABBAAStop 2 #AABBB3Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#AABBAAStop 1 #AAAABBStop 2 #BBAAAAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#AABBAAStop 1 #B3AABBStop 2 #BBAAB3Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2D392DStop 1 #4F634FStop 2 #718E71Stop 3 #9CB09CStop 4 #C6D2C6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #aabbaa works

#AABBAA (#aabbaa) sits in the light green family at about 120° hue, 11% saturation, and 70% lightness. Contrast is 2.02:1 on white and 10.4:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aabbaa as small body text on white — 2.02:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Vitality, optimism, and renewal. Friendly for outdoor and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Green range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Concrete#95A5A6 DarkSeaGreen#8FBC8F Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Green 100#C8E6C9 Spectrum #94CCA3#94CCA3 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Web Safe #99CCCC#99CCCC Silver#C0C0C0 Spectrum #80C2A1#80C2A1 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5

Where #aabbaa works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aabbaa as small body text on white — 2.02:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.