What color is #AAA012?

#AAA012 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA012?

The RGB value is 170, 160, 18: 170 red, 160 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA012?

The complementary color is #121CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA012?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA012 color

#AAA012 rgb(170, 160, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA012 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green and 7.1% blue (170, 160, 18).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 81% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 89% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Martian (#AEA132), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#AAA012 color codes

HEX	`#AAA012`
RGB	`rgb(170, 160, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 81%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 89%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 89%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, -10.45, 65.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 65.94, 99.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.259, 33.733, 5.542)`
Decimal	`11182098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA012, 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 #AAA012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #AAA012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa012; }
.text { color: #aaa012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 160 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa012, #68aa12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #AAA012?: #AAA012 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA012?: The RGB value is 170, 160, 18: 170 red, 160 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA012?: The complementary color is #121CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA012?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.