What color is #AAB16E?

#AAB16E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB16E?

The RGB value is 170, 177, 110: 170 red, 177 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB16E?

The complementary color is #756EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB16E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB16E color

#AAB16E rgb(170, 177, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAB16E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.4% green and 43.1% blue (170, 177, 110).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#AAB16E color codes

HEX	`#AAB16E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 177, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 38%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -13.03, 33.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 35.92, 111.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.114, 41.117, 20.835)`
Decimal	`11186542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB16E, 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 #AAB16E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB16E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #AAB16E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab16e; }
.text { color: #aab16e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab16e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 177 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab16e, #88b16e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AAB16E?: #AAB16E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB16E?: The RGB value is 170, 177, 110: 170 red, 177 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB16E?: The complementary color is #756EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB16E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.