What color is #AAA28A?

#AAA28A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA28A?

The RGB value is 170, 162, 138: 170 red, 162 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA28A?

The complementary color is #8A92AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA28A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA28A color

#AAA28A rgb(170, 162, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AAA28A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 54.1% blue (170, 162, 138).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#AAA28A color codes

HEX	`#AAA28A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, -1.19, 13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 13.59, 95.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.085, 36.222, 29.236)`
Decimal	`11182730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA28A, 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 #AAA28A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA28A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #AAA28A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa28a; }
.text { color: #aaa28a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa28a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 162 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa28a, #a2aa8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAA28A?: #AAA28A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA28A?: The RGB value is 170, 162, 138: 170 red, 162 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA28A?: The complementary color is #8A92AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA28A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.