What color is #AAA58D?

#AAA58D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA58D?

The RGB value is 170, 165, 141: 170 red, 165 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA58D?

The complementary color is #8D92AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA58D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA58D color

#AAA58D rgb(170, 165, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AAA58D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 55.3% blue (170, 165, 141).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#AAA58D color codes

HEX	`#AAA58D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 165, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, -2.34, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 13.31, 100.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.84, 37.38, 30.574)`
Decimal	`11183501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA58D, 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 #AAA58D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA58D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #AAA58D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa58d; }
.text { color: #aaa58d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa58d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 165 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa58d, #a1aa8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAA58D?: #AAA58D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA58D?: The RGB value is 170, 165, 141: 170 red, 165 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA58D?: The complementary color is #8D92AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA58D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.