What color is #AAAD8C?

#AAAD8C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAD8C?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 140: 170 red, 173 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAD8C?

The complementary color is #8F8CAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAD8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAD8C color

#AAAD8C rgb(170, 173, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAD8C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 54.9% blue (170, 173, 140).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#AAAD8C color codes

HEX	`#AAAD8C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -6.79, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 17.98, 112.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.254, 40.327, 30.68)`
Decimal	`11185548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAD8C, 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 #AAAD8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAD8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #AAAD8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaad8c; }
.text { color: #aaad8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaad8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaad8c, #9aad8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAAD8C?: #AAAD8C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAD8C?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 140: 170 red, 173 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAD8C?: The complementary color is #8F8CAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAD8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.