What color is #AAAC92?

#AAAC92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAC92?

The RGB value is 170, 172, 146: 170 red, 172 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAC92?

The complementary color is #9492AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAC92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAC92 color

#AAAC92 rgb(170, 172, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAC92 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.5% green and 57.3% blue (170, 172, 146).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#AAAC92 color codes

HEX	`#AAAC92`
RGB	`rgb(170, 172, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, -5.3, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 14.19, 111.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.518, 40.127, 33.01)`
Decimal	`11185298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAC92, 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 #AAAC92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAC92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #AAAC92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaac92; }
.text { color: #aaac92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaac92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 172 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaac92, #9dac92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAAC92?: #AAAC92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAC92?: The RGB value is 170, 172, 146: 170 red, 172 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAC92?: The complementary color is #9492AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAC92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.