What color is #AAA286?

#AAA286 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA286?

The RGB value is 170, 162, 134: 170 red, 162 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA286?

The complementary color is #868EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA286 color

#AAA286 rgb(170, 162, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AAA286 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 52.5% blue (170, 162, 134).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#AAA286 color codes

HEX	`#AAA286`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.6, -1.8, 15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.6, 15.74, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.801, 36.109, 27.739)`
Decimal	`11182726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA286, 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 #AAA286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #AAA286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa286; }
.text { color: #aaa286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 162 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa286, #a0aa86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AAA286?: #AAA286 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA286?: The RGB value is 170, 162, 134: 170 red, 162 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA286?: The complementary color is #868EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.