What color is #AABA8C?

#AABA8C 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 #AABA8C?

The RGB value is 170, 186, 140: 170 red, 186 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABA8C?

The complementary color is #9C8CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABA8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABA8C color

#AABA8C rgb(170, 186, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABA8C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green and 54.9% blue (170, 186, 140).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#AABA8C color codes

HEX	`#AABA8C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 186, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.26, -13.6, 21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.26, 25.48, 122.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.87, 45.557, 31.552)`
Decimal	`11188876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABA8C, 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 #AABA8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABA8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #AABA8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaba8c; }
.text { color: #aaba8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaba8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 186 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaba8c, #93ba8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AABA8C?: #AABA8C 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 #AABA8C?: The RGB value is 170, 186, 140: 170 red, 186 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABA8C?: The complementary color is #9C8CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABA8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.