What color is #AAA49A?

#AAA49A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA49A?

The RGB value is 170, 164, 154: 170 red, 164 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA49A?

The complementary color is #9AA0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA49A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA49A color

#AAA49A rgb(170, 164, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA49A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.3% green and 60.4% blue (170, 164, 154).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#AAA49A color codes

HEX	`#AAA49A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 164, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.6, 0.37, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.6, 5.97, 86.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.685, 37.43, 35.91)`
Decimal	`11183258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA49A, 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 #AAA49A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA49A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #AAA49A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa49a; }
.text { color: #aaa49a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa49a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 164 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa49a, #a8aa9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAA49A?: #AAA49A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA49A?: The RGB value is 170, 164, 154: 170 red, 164 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA49A?: The complementary color is #9AA0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA49A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.