What color is #AAA873?

#AAA873 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA873?

The RGB value is 170, 168, 115: 170 red, 168 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA873?

The complementary color is #7375AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA873 color

#AAA873 rgb(170, 168, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA873 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.9% green and 45.1% blue (170, 168, 115).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#AAA873 color codes

HEX	`#AAA873`
RGB	`rgb(170, 168, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, -7.69, 27.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 28.75, 105.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.675, 37.79, 21.737)`
Decimal	`11184243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA873, 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 #AAA873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #AAA873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa873; }
.text { color: #aaa873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 168 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa873, #91aa73); }

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Questions

What color is #AAA873?: #AAA873 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA873?: The RGB value is 170, 168, 115: 170 red, 168 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA873?: The complementary color is #7375AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.