What color is #AAAD94?

#AAAD94 is a light, grayish yellow known as Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Quiet Thicket?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 148: 170 red, 173 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Quiet Thicket?

The complementary color is #9794AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAD94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Quiet Thicket color: hex code #AAAD94

#AAAD94 rgb(170, 173, 148)

Shades of yellow

Quiet Thicket has the hex code #AAAD94. It is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 58% blue (170, 173, 148).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94) color codes

HEX	`#AAAD94`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -5.51, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 13.67, 113.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.866, 40.571, 33.9)`
Decimal	`11185556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Quiet Thicket, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AAAD94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAD94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AAAD94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaad94; }
.text { color: #aaad94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaad94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaad94, #9dad94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

See #AAAD94 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AAAD94?: #AAAD94 is a light, grayish yellow known as Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Quiet Thicket?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 148: 170 red, 173 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Quiet Thicket?: The complementary color is #9794AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAD94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.