What color is #AAB180?

#AAB180 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB180?

The RGB value is 170, 177, 128: 170 red, 177 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB180?

The complementary color is #8780B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB180 color

#AAB180 rgb(170, 177, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB180 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.4% green and 50.2% blue (170, 177, 128).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#AAB180 color codes

HEX	`#AAB180`
RGB	`rgb(170, 177, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, -10.68, 24.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 26.56, 113.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.196, 41.549, 26.531)`
Decimal	`11186560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB180, 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 #AAB180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #AAB180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab180; }
.text { color: #aab180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 177 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab180, #92b180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAB180?: #AAB180 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB180?: The RGB value is 170, 177, 128: 170 red, 177 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB180?: The complementary color is #8780B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.