What color is #AAB29D?

#AAB29D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB29D?

The RGB value is 170, 178, 157: 170 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB29D?

The complementary color is #A59DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB29D color

#AAB29D rgb(170, 178, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB29D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.8% green and 61.6% blue (170, 178, 157).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#AAB29D color codes

HEX	`#AAB29D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 178, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.43, -6.65, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.43, 11.83, 124.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.583, 42.821, 38.124)`
Decimal	`11186845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB29D, 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 #AAB29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #AAB29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab29d; }
.text { color: #aab29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 178 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab29d, #a0b29d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB29D?: #AAB29D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB29D?: The RGB value is 170, 178, 157: 170 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB29D?: The complementary color is #A59DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.