What color is #AAAF96?

#AAAF96 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAF96?

The RGB value is 170, 175, 150: 170 red, 175 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAF96?

The complementary color is #9B96AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAF96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAF96 color

#AAAF96 rgb(170, 175, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAAF96 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.6% green and 58.8% blue (170, 175, 150).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#AAAF96 color codes

HEX	`#AAAF96`
RGB	`rgb(170, 175, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.46, -6.24, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.46, 13.74, 117.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.412, 41.408, 34.87)`
Decimal	`11186070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAF96, 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 #AAAF96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAF96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #AAAF96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaf96; }
.text { color: #aaaf96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaf96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 175 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaf96, #9eaf96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AAAF96?: #AAAF96 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAF96?: The RGB value is 170, 175, 150: 170 red, 175 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAF96?: The complementary color is #9B96AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAF96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.