What color is #AAAE93?

#AAAE93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAE93?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 147: 170 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAE93?

The complementary color is #9793AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAE93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAE93 color

#AAAE93 rgb(170, 174, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAAE93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 57.6% blue (170, 174, 147).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#AAAE93 color codes

HEX	`#AAAE93`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.12, -6.21, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.12, 14.77, 114.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.98, 40.925, 33.549)`
Decimal	`11185811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAE93, 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 #AAAE93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAE93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #AAAE93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaae93; }
.text { color: #aaae93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaae93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaae93, #9cae93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AAAE93?: #AAAE93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAE93?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 147: 170 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAE93?: The complementary color is #9793AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAE93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.