What color is #AAB18C?

#AAB18C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB18C?

The RGB value is 170, 177, 140: 170 red, 177 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB18C?

The complementary color is #938CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB18C color

#AAB18C rgb(170, 177, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB18C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.4% green and 54.9% blue (170, 177, 140).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% 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 9.38:1).

#AAB18C color codes

HEX	`#AAB18C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 177, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, -8.91, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 20.22, 116.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.033, 41.884, 30.939)`
Decimal	`11186572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB18C, 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 #AAB18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #AAB18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab18c; }
.text { color: #aab18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 177 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab18c, #98b18c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AAB18C?: #AAB18C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB18C?: The RGB value is 170, 177, 140: 170 red, 177 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB18C?: The complementary color is #938CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.