What color is #AAB689?

#AAB689 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB689?

The RGB value is 170, 182, 137: 170 red, 182 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB689?

The complementary color is #9589B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB689 color

#AAB689 rgb(170, 182, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB689 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 71.4% green and 53.7% blue (170, 182, 137).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#AAB689 color codes

HEX	`#AAB689`
RGB	`rgb(170, 182, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 71.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.1, -11.98, 21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.1, 24.68, 119.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.82, 43.808, 30.125)`
Decimal	`11187849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB689, 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 #AAB689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #AAB689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab689; }
.text { color: #aab689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 182 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab689, #94b689); }

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Questions

What color is #AAB689?: #AAB689 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB689?: The RGB value is 170, 182, 137: 170 red, 182 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB689?: The complementary color is #9589B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.