What color is #AAAA97?

#AAAA97 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 #AAAA97?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 151: 170 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAA97?

The complementary color is #9797AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAA97 color

#AAAA97 rgb(170, 170, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAA97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 59.2% blue (170, 170, 151).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#AAAA97 color codes

HEX	`#AAAA97`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, -3.4, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 10.38, 109.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.538, 39.53, 34.977)`
Decimal	`11184791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAA97, 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 #AAAA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #AAAA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaa97; }
.text { color: #aaaa97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaa97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaa97, #a1aa97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAAA97?: #AAAA97 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 #AAAA97?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 151: 170 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAA97?: The complementary color is #9797AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.