What color is #AAAA8E?

#AAAA8E 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 #AAAA8E?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 142: 170 red, 170 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAA8E?

The complementary color is #8E8EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAA8E color

#AAAA8E rgb(170, 170, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAA8E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 55.7% blue (170, 170, 142).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#AAAA8E color codes

HEX	`#AAAA8E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -4.87, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 15.27, 108.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.834, 39.249, 31.274)`
Decimal	`11184782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAA8E, 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 #AAAA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #AAAA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaa8e; }
.text { color: #aaaa8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaa8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaa8e, #9caa8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAAA8E?: #AAAA8E 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 #AAAA8E?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 142: 170 red, 170 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAA8E?: The complementary color is #8E8EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.