What color is #AAA17F?

#AAA17F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA17F?

The RGB value is 170, 161, 127: 170 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA17F?

The complementary color is #7F88AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA17F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA17F color

#AAA17F rgb(170, 161, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AAA17F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.1% green and 49.8% blue (170, 161, 127).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#AAA17F color codes

HEX	`#AAA17F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 161, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, -2.3, 18.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 19.06, 96.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.153, 35.569, 25.194)`
Decimal	`11182463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA17F, 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 #AAA17F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA17F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #AAA17F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa17f; }
.text { color: #aaa17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa17f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 161 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa17f, #9daa7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AAA17F?: #AAA17F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA17F?: The RGB value is 170, 161, 127: 170 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA17F?: The complementary color is #7F88AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA17F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.