What color is #AAA37A?

#AAA37A 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 #AAA37A?

The RGB value is 170, 163, 122: 170 red, 163 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA37A?

The complementary color is #7A81AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA37A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA37A color

#AAA37A rgb(170, 163, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA37A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green and 47.8% blue (170, 163, 122).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#AAA37A color codes

HEX	`#AAA37A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 163, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.63, -4.08, 22.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.63, 22.64, 100.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.188, 36.146, 23.637)`
Decimal	`11182970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA37A, 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 #AAA37A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA37A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #AAA37A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa37a; }
.text { color: #aaa37a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa37a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 163 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa37a, #99aa7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AAA37A?: #AAA37A 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 #AAA37A?: The RGB value is 170, 163, 122: 170 red, 163 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA37A?: The complementary color is #7A81AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA37A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.