What color is #AAAA99?

#AAAA99 is a light, grayish yellow known as Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAA99?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 153: 170 red, 170 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAA99?

The complementary color is #9999AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAA99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAA99 color

#AAAA99 rgb(170, 170, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAA99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 60% blue (170, 170, 153).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

This exact color is also called Humble Hippo.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#AAAA99 color codes

HEX	`#AAAA99`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, -3.06, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 9.29, 109.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.701, 39.596, 35.84)`
Decimal	`11184793`
Short hex	`#AA9`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAA99, 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 #AAAA99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAA99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #AAAA99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaa99; }
.text { color: #aaaa99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaa99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaa99, #a2aa99); }

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Questions

What color is #AAAA99?: #AAAA99 is a light, grayish yellow known as Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAA99?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 153: 170 red, 170 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAA99?: The complementary color is #9999AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAA99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.