What color is #AAAE84?

#AAAE84 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 #AAAE84?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 132: 170 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAE84?

The complementary color is #8884AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAE84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAE84 color

#AAAE84 rgb(170, 174, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAE84 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 51.8% blue (170, 174, 132).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#AAAE84 color codes

HEX	`#AAAE84`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.81, -8.53, 21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.81, 22.81, 111.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.878, 40.484, 27.75)`
Decimal	`11185796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAE84, 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 #AAAE84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAE84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #AAAE84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaae84; }
.text { color: #aaae84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaae84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaae84, #95ae84); }

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Questions

What color is #AAAE84?: #AAAE84 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 #AAAE84?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 132: 170 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAE84?: The complementary color is #8884AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAE84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.