What color is #AAAC41?

#AAAC41 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAC41?

The RGB value is 170, 172, 65: 170 red, 172 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAC41?

The complementary color is #4341AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAC41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAC41 color

#AAAC41 rgb(170, 172, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAC41 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.5% green and 25.5% blue (170, 172, 65).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 45% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#A9A450), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#AAAC41 color codes

HEX	`#AAAC41`
RGB	`rgb(170, 172, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 45%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 62%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 62%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -14.66, 53.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 55.06, 105.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.285, 38.434, 10.718)`
Decimal	`11185217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAC41, 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 #AAAC41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAC41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #AAAC41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaac41; }
.text { color: #aaac41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaac41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 172 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaac41, #74ac41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AAAC41?: #AAAC41 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAC41?: The RGB value is 170, 172, 65: 170 red, 172 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAC41?: The complementary color is #4341AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAC41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.