What color is #AAA18C?

#AAA18C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA18C?

The RGB value is 170, 161, 140: 170 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA18C?

The complementary color is #8C95AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA18C color

#AAA18C rgb(170, 161, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA18C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.1% green and 54.9% blue (170, 161, 140).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AAA18C color codes

HEX	`#AAA18C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 161, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, -0.33, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 12.12, 91.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.056, 35.93, 29.947)`
Decimal	`11182476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA18C, 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 #AAA18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #AAA18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa18c; }
.text { color: #aaa18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 161 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa18c, #a4aa8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAA18C?: #AAA18C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA18C?: The RGB value is 170, 161, 140: 170 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA18C?: The complementary color is #8C95AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.