What color is #AAAA92?

#AAAA92 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 #AAAA92?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 146: 170 red, 170 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAA92?

The complementary color is #9292AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAA92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAA92 color

#AAAA92 rgb(170, 170, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAA92 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 57.3% blue (170, 170, 146).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#AAAA92 color codes

HEX	`#AAAA92`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, -4.23, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 13.1, 108.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.14, 39.371, 32.884)`
Decimal	`11184786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAA92, 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 #AAAA92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAA92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #AAAA92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaa92; }
.text { color: #aaaa92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaa92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaa92, #9eaa92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAAA92?: #AAAA92 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 #AAAA92?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 146: 170 red, 170 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAA92?: The complementary color is #9292AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAA92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.