What color is #AAB09E?

#AAB09E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB09E?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 158: 170 red, 176 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB09E?

The complementary color is #A49EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB09E color

#AAB09E rgb(170, 176, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB09E is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 62% blue (170, 176, 158).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#AAB09E color codes

HEX	`#AAB09E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.92, -5.41, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.92, 10.08, 122.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.274, 42.065, 38.444)`
Decimal	`11186334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB09E, 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 #AAB09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #AAB09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab09e; }
.text { color: #aab09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab09e, #a1b09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB09E?: #AAB09E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB09E?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 158: 170 red, 176 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB09E?: The complementary color is #A49EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.