What color is #AAB095?

#AAB095 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 #AAB095?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 149: 170 red, 176 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB095?

The complementary color is #9B95B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB095 color

#AAB095 rgb(170, 176, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB095 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 58.4% blue (170, 176, 149).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#AAB095 color codes

HEX	`#AAB095`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, -6.94, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 14.86, 117.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.527, 41.767, 34.513)`
Decimal	`11186325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB095, 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 #AAB095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #AAB095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab095; }
.text { color: #aab095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab095, #9cb095); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AAB095?: #AAB095 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 #AAB095?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 149: 170 red, 176 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB095?: The complementary color is #9B95B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.