What color is #AAB57A?

#AAB57A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB57A?

The RGB value is 170, 181, 122: 170 red, 181 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB57A?

The complementary color is #857AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB57A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB57A color

#AAB57A rgb(170, 181, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB57A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 71% green and 47.8% blue (170, 181, 122).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#AAB57A color codes

HEX	`#AAB57A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 181, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 71%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, -13.58, 28.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 31.89, 115.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.614, 42.999, 24.779)`
Decimal	`11187578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB57A, 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 #AAB57A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB57A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #AAB57A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab57a; }
.text { color: #aab57a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab57a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 181 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab57a, #8cb57a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAB57A?: #AAB57A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB57A?: The RGB value is 170, 181, 122: 170 red, 181 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB57A?: The complementary color is #857AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB57A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.