What color is #AAA281?

#AAA281 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA281?

The RGB value is 170, 162, 129: 170 red, 162 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA281?

The complementary color is #8189AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA281?

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.

#AAA281 color

#AAA281 rgb(170, 162, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AAA281 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 50.6% blue (170, 162, 129).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AAA281 color codes

HEX	`#AAA281`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, -2.55, 18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 18.42, 97.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.46, 35.972, 25.945)`
Decimal	`11182721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA281, 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 #AAA281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA281 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 #AAA281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa281; }
.text { color: #aaa281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 162 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa281, #9eaa81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AAA281?: #AAA281 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA281?: The RGB value is 170, 162, 129: 170 red, 162 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA281?: The complementary color is #8189AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA281?: 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.