What color is #AAB086?

#AAB086 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB086?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 134: 170 red, 176 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB086?

The complementary color is #8C86B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB086 color

#AAB086 rgb(170, 176, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB086 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 52.5% blue (170, 176, 134).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% 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 9.26:1).

#AAB086 color codes

HEX	`#AAB086`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, -9.29, 20.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 22.84, 114)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.406, 41.318, 28.607)`
Decimal	`11186310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB086, 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 #AAB086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #AAB086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab086; }
.text { color: #aab086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab086, #95b086); }

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Questions

What color is #AAB086?: #AAB086 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB086?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 134: 170 red, 176 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB086?: The complementary color is #8C86B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.