What color is #AAA684?

#AAA684 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 #AAA684?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 132: 170 red, 166 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA684?

The complementary color is #8488AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA684 color

#AAA684 rgb(170, 166, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA684 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 51.8% blue (170, 166, 132).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#AAA684 color codes

HEX	`#AAA684`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.64, -4.27, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.64, 18.66, 103.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.379, 37.485, 27.25)`
Decimal	`11183748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA684, 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 #AAA684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #AAA684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa684; }
.text { color: #aaa684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa684, #9baa84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAA684?: #AAA684 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 #AAA684?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 132: 170 red, 166 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA684?: The complementary color is #8488AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.