What color is #AAB073?

#AAB073 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB073?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 115: 170 red, 176 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB073?

The complementary color is #7973B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB073?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB073 color

#AAB073 rgb(170, 176, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAB073 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 45.1% blue (170, 176, 115).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#AAB073 color codes

HEX	`#AAB073`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.06, -11.89, 30.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.06, 32.82, 111.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.198, 40.835, 22.244)`
Decimal	`11186291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB073, 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 #AAB073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #AAB073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab073; }
.text { color: #aab073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab073, #8bb073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AAB073?: #AAB073 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB073?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 115: 170 red, 176 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB073?: The complementary color is #7973B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB073?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.