What color is #AAB49D?

#AAB49D 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 #AAB49D?

The RGB value is 170, 180, 157: 170 red, 180 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB49D?

The complementary color is #A79DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB49D color

#AAB49D rgb(170, 180, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB49D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 70.6% green and 61.6% blue (170, 180, 157).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#AAB49D color codes

HEX	`#AAB49D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 180, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 70.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, -7.71, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 13.07, 126.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.984, 43.623, 38.258)`
Decimal	`11187357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB49D, 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 #AAB49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #AAB49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab49d; }
.text { color: #aab49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 180 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab49d, #9fb49d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AAB49D?: #AAB49D 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 #AAB49D?: The RGB value is 170, 180, 157: 170 red, 180 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB49D?: The complementary color is #A79DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.