What color is #AAA098?

#AAA098 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA098?

The RGB value is 170, 160, 152: 170 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA098?

The complementary color is #98A2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA098 color

#AAA098 rgb(170, 160, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA098 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green and 59.6% blue (170, 160, 152).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#AAA098 color codes

HEX	`#AAA098`
RGB	`rgb(170, 160, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, 2.21, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 5.9, 67.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.815, 35.955, 34.806)`
Decimal	`11182232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA098, 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 #AAA098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #AAA098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa098; }
.text { color: #aaa098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 160 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa098, #aaa998); }

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Questions

What color is #AAA098?: #AAA098 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA098?: The RGB value is 170, 160, 152: 170 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA098?: The complementary color is #98A2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.