What color is #AAA58E?

#AAA58E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA58E?

The RGB value is 170, 165, 142: 170 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA58E?

The complementary color is #8E93AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA58E?

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.

#AAA58E color

#AAA58E rgb(170, 165, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA58E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 55.7% blue (170, 165, 142).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% 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).

#AAA58E color codes

HEX	`#AAA58E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 165, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.58, -2.18, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.58, 12.77, 99.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.915, 37.41, 30.967)`
Decimal	`11183502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA58E, 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 #AAA58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA58E 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 #AAA58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa58e; }
.text { color: #aaa58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 165 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa58e, #a1aa8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAA58E?: #AAA58E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA58E?: The RGB value is 170, 165, 142: 170 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA58E?: The complementary color is #8E93AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA58E?: 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.