What color is #AAA28F?

#AAA28F 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 #AAA28F?

The RGB value is 170, 162, 143: 170 red, 162 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA28F?

The complementary color is #8F97AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA28F color

#AAA28F rgb(170, 162, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA28F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 56.1% blue (170, 162, 143).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#AAA28F color codes

HEX	`#AAA28F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.8, -0.39, 10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.8, 10.93, 92.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.456, 36.37, 31.186)`
Decimal	`11182735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA28F, 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 #AAA28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #AAA28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa28f; }
.text { color: #aaa28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 162 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa28f, #a4aa8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAA28F?: #AAA28F 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 #AAA28F?: The RGB value is 170, 162, 143: 170 red, 162 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA28F?: The complementary color is #8F97AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.