What color is #AABA9C?

#AABA9C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABA9C?

The RGB value is 170, 186, 156: 170 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABA9C?

The complementary color is #AC9CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABA9C color

#AABA9C rgb(170, 186, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABA9C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green and 61.2% blue (170, 186, 156).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#AABA9C color codes

HEX	`#AABA9C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 186, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -11.03, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 17.34, 129.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.136, 46.064, 38.223)`
Decimal	`11188892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABA9C, 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 #AABA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #AABA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaba9c; }
.text { color: #aaba9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaba9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 186 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaba9c, #9cba9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AABA9C?: #AABA9C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABA9C?: The RGB value is 170, 186, 156: 170 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABA9C?: The complementary color is #AC9CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.