What color is #AAB28F?

#AAB28F 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 #AAB28F?

The RGB value is 170, 178, 143: 170 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB28F?

The complementary color is #978FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB28F color

#AAB28F rgb(170, 178, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB28F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.8% green and 56.1% blue (170, 178, 143).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#AAB28F color codes

HEX	`#AAB28F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 178, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, -8.97, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 19.21, 117.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.455, 42.37, 32.186)`
Decimal	`11186831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB28F, 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 #AAB28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #AAB28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab28f; }
.text { color: #aab28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 178 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab28f, #99b28f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAB28F?: #AAB28F 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 #AAB28F?: The RGB value is 170, 178, 143: 170 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB28F?: The complementary color is #978FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.