What color is #AAA886?

#AAA886 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 #AAA886?

The RGB value is 170, 168, 134: 170 red, 168 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA886?

The complementary color is #8688AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA886?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA886 color

#AAA886 rgb(170, 168, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA886 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.9% green and 52.5% blue (170, 168, 134).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#AAA886 color codes

HEX	`#AAA886`
RGB	`rgb(170, 168, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, -5.04, 17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 18.57, 105.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.883, 38.273, 28.099)`
Decimal	`11184262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA886, 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 #AAA886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #AAA886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa886; }
.text { color: #aaa886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 168 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa886, #9aaa86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAA886?: #AAA886 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 #AAA886?: The RGB value is 170, 168, 134: 170 red, 168 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA886?: The complementary color is #8688AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA886?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.