What color is #AAA378?

#AAA378 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA378?

The RGB value is 170, 163, 120: 170 red, 163 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA378?

The complementary color is #787FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA378?

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.

#AAA378 color

#AAA378 rgb(170, 163, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA378 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green and 47.1% blue (170, 163, 120).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AAA378 color codes

HEX	`#AAA378`
RGB	`rgb(170, 163, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, -4.36, 23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 23.71, 100.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.065, 36.097, 22.991)`
Decimal	`11182968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA378, 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 #AAA378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA378 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 #AAA378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa378; }
.text { color: #aaa378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 163 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa378, #98aa78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AAA378?: #AAA378 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA378?: The RGB value is 170, 163, 120: 170 red, 163 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA378?: The complementary color is #787FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA378?: 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.