What color is #AAA998?

#AAA998 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA998?

The RGB value is 170, 169, 152: 170 red, 169 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA998?

The complementary color is #9899AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA998 color

#AAA998 rgb(170, 169, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA998 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green and 59.6% blue (170, 169, 152).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#AAA998 color codes

HEX	`#AAA998`
RGB	`rgb(170, 169, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, -2.69, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 9.3, 106.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.432, 39.189, 35.345)`
Decimal	`11184536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA998, 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 #AAA998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #AAA998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa998; }
.text { color: #aaa998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 169 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa998, #a2aa98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAA998?: #AAA998 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA998?: The RGB value is 170, 169, 152: 170 red, 169 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA998?: The complementary color is #9899AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.