What color is #AAA789?

#AAA789 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA789?

The RGB value is 170, 167, 137: 170 red, 167 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA789?

The complementary color is #898CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA789 color

#AAA789 rgb(170, 167, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA789 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.5% green and 53.7% blue (170, 167, 137).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#AAA789 color codes

HEX	`#AAA789`
RGB	`rgb(170, 167, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, -4.05, 15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 16.45, 104.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.911, 37.99, 29.156)`
Decimal	`11184009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA789, 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 #AAA789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #AAA789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa789; }
.text { color: #aaa789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 167 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa789, #9caa89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAA789?: #AAA789 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA789?: The RGB value is 170, 167, 137: 170 red, 167 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA789?: The complementary color is #898CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.