What color is #AAAE97?

#AAAE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAE97?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 151: 170 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAE97?

The complementary color is #9B97AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAE97 color

#AAAE97 rgb(170, 174, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 59.2% blue (170, 174, 151).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 9.21:1).

#AAAE97 color codes

HEX	`#AAAE97`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.21, -5.54, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.21, 12.62, 116.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.299, 41.053, 35.231)`
Decimal	`11185815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAE97, 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 #AAAE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #AAAE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaae97; }
.text { color: #aaae97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaae97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaae97, #9eae97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AAAE97?: #AAAE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAE97?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 151: 170 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAE97?: The complementary color is #9B97AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.