What color is #AAA477?

#AAA477 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 #AAA477?

The RGB value is 170, 164, 119: 170 red, 164 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA477?

The complementary color is #777DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA477 color

#AAA477 rgb(170, 164, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA477 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.3% green and 46.7% blue (170, 164, 119).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#AAA477 color codes

HEX	`#AAA477`
RGB	`rgb(170, 164, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, -5.03, 24.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 24.71, 101.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.183, 36.43, 22.733)`
Decimal	`11183223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA477, 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 #AAA477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #AAA477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa477; }
.text { color: #aaa477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 164 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa477, #96aa77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAA477?: #AAA477 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 #AAA477?: The RGB value is 170, 164, 119: 170 red, 164 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA477?: The complementary color is #777DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.