What color is #AAB68F?

#AAB68F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB68F?

The RGB value is 170, 182, 143: 170 red, 182 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB68F?

The complementary color is #9B8FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB68F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB68F color

#AAB68F rgb(170, 182, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAB68F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 71.4% green and 56.1% blue (170, 182, 143).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#AAB68F color codes

HEX	`#AAB68F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 182, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 71.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, -11.06, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 21.56, 120.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.263, 43.985, 32.455)`
Decimal	`11187855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB68F, 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 #AAB68F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB68F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #AAB68F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab68f; }
.text { color: #aab68f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab68f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 182 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab68f, #97b68f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAB68F?: #AAB68F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB68F?: The RGB value is 170, 182, 143: 170 red, 182 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB68F?: The complementary color is #9B8FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB68F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.