What color is #AAB197?

#AAB197 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB197?

The RGB value is 170, 177, 151: 170 red, 177 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB197?

The complementary color is #9E97B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB197 color

#AAB197 rgb(170, 177, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB197 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.4% green and 59.2% blue (170, 177, 151).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#AAB197 color codes

HEX	`#AAB197`
RGB	`rgb(170, 177, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, -7.14, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 14.38, 119.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.885, 42.225, 35.427)`
Decimal	`11186583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB197, 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 #AAB197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #AAB197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab197; }
.text { color: #aab197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 177 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab197, #9db197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AAB197?: #AAB197 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB197?: The RGB value is 170, 177, 151: 170 red, 177 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB197?: The complementary color is #9E97B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.