What color is #AAA981?

#AAA981 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 #AAA981?

The RGB value is 170, 169, 129: 170 red, 169 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA981?

The complementary color is #8182AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA981 color

#AAA981 rgb(170, 169, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA981 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green and 50.6% blue (170, 169, 129).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#AAA981 color codes

HEX	`#AAA981`
RGB	`rgb(170, 169, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, -6.31, 20.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 21.78, 106.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.728, 38.507, 26.368)`
Decimal	`11184513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA981, 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 #AAA981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #AAA981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa981; }
.text { color: #aaa981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 169 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa981, #97aa81); }

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Questions

What color is #AAA981?: #AAA981 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 #AAA981?: The RGB value is 170, 169, 129: 170 red, 169 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA981?: The complementary color is #8182AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.