What color is #AAAC87?

#AAAC87 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAC87?

The RGB value is 170, 172, 135: 170 red, 172 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAC87?

The complementary color is #8987AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAC87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAC87 color

#AAAC87 rgb(170, 172, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAC87 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.5% green and 52.9% blue (170, 172, 135).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#AAAC87 color codes

HEX	`#AAAC87`
RGB	`rgb(170, 172, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, -7.02, 18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 20.12, 110.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.703, 39.801, 28.718)`
Decimal	`11185287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAC87, 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 #AAAC87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAC87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #AAAC87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaac87; }
.text { color: #aaac87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaac87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 172 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaac87, #98ac87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAAC87?: #AAAC87 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAC87?: The RGB value is 170, 172, 135: 170 red, 172 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAC87?: The complementary color is #8987AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAC87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.