What color is #AAA383?

#AAA383 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA383?

The RGB value is 170, 163, 131: 170 red, 163 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA383?

The complementary color is #838AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA383 color

#AAA383 rgb(170, 163, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AAA383 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green and 51.4% blue (170, 163, 131).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#AAA383 color codes

HEX	`#AAA383`
RGB	`rgb(170, 163, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, -2.8, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 17.79, 99.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.771, 36.38, 26.711)`
Decimal	`11182979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA383, 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 #AAA383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #AAA383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa383; }
.text { color: #aaa383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 163 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa383, #9daa83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAA383?: #AAA383 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA383?: The RGB value is 170, 163, 131: 170 red, 163 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA383?: The complementary color is #838AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.