What color is #AAA698?

#AAA698 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA698?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 152: 170 red, 166 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA698?

The complementary color is #989CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA698 color

#AAA698 rgb(170, 166, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA698 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 59.6% blue (170, 166, 152).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#AAA698 color codes

HEX	`#AAA698`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, -1.07, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 7.83, 97.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.881, 38.086, 35.161)`
Decimal	`11183768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA698, 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 #AAA698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #AAA698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa698; }
.text { color: #aaa698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa698, #a5aa98); }

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Questions

What color is #AAA698?: #AAA698 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA698?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 152: 170 red, 166 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA698?: The complementary color is #989CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.