What color is #AABA85?

#AABA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABA85?

The RGB value is 170, 186, 133: 170 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABA85?

The complementary color is #9585BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABA85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABA85 color

#AABA85 rgb(170, 186, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green and 52.2% blue (170, 186, 133).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#AABA85 color codes

HEX	`#AABA85`
RGB	`rgb(170, 186, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.13, -14.63, 25.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.13, 29.06, 120.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.37, 45.357, 28.919)`
Decimal	`11188869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABA85, 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 #AABA85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABA85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #AABA85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaba85; }
.text { color: #aaba85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaba85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 186 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaba85, #8fba85); }

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Questions

What color is #AABA85?: #AABA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABA85?: The RGB value is 170, 186, 133: 170 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABA85?: The complementary color is #9585BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABA85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.