What color is #AAA48D?

#AAA48D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA48D?

The RGB value is 170, 164, 141: 170 red, 164 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA48D?

The complementary color is #8D93AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA48D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA48D color

#AAA48D rgb(170, 164, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA48D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.3% green and 55.3% blue (170, 164, 141).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#AAA48D color codes

HEX	`#AAA48D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 164, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.29, -1.8, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.29, 12.85, 98.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.66, 37.021, 30.514)`
Decimal	`11183245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA48D, 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 #AAA48D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA48D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #AAA48D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa48d; }
.text { color: #aaa48d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa48d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 164 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa48d, #a2aa8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAA48D?: #AAA48D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA48D?: The RGB value is 170, 164, 141: 170 red, 164 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA48D?: The complementary color is #8D93AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA48D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.