What color is #AAA396?

#AAA396 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA396?

The RGB value is 170, 163, 150: 170 red, 163 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA396?

The complementary color is #969DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA396 color

#AAA396 rgb(170, 163, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA396 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green and 58.8% blue (170, 163, 150).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#AAA396 color codes

HEX	`#AAA396`
RGB	`rgb(170, 163, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.23, 0.23, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.23, 7.66, 88.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.179, 36.943, 34.126)`
Decimal	`11182998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA396, 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 #AAA396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #AAA396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa396; }
.text { color: #aaa396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 163 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa396, #a7aa96); }

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Questions

What color is #AAA396?: #AAA396 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA396?: The RGB value is 170, 163, 150: 170 red, 163 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA396?: The complementary color is #969DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.