What color is #AAB28C?

#AAB28C 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 #AAB28C?

The RGB value is 170, 178, 140: 170 red, 178 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB28C?

The complementary color is #948CB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB28C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB28C color

#AAB28C rgb(170, 178, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB28C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.8% green and 54.9% blue (170, 178, 140).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#AAB28C color codes

HEX	`#AAB28C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 178, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.06, -9.43, 18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.06, 20.79, 116.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.231, 42.28, 31.005)`
Decimal	`11186828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB28C, 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 #AAB28C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB28C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #AAB28C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab28c; }
.text { color: #aab28c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab28c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 178 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab28c, #97b28c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAB28C?: #AAB28C 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 #AAB28C?: The RGB value is 170, 178, 140: 170 red, 178 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB28C?: The complementary color is #948CB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB28C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.