What color is #AABAA4?

#AABAA4 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 #AABAA4?

The RGB value is 170, 186, 164: 170 red, 186 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABAA4?

The complementary color is #B4A4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABAA4 color

#AABAA4 rgb(170, 186, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABAA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green and 64.3% blue (170, 186, 164).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#AABAA4 color codes

HEX	`#AABAA4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 186, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.77, -9.64, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.77, 13.39, 136.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.836, 46.344, 41.909)`
Decimal	`11188900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABAA4, 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 #AABAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #AABAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabaa4; }
.text { color: #aabaa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabaa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 186 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabaa4, #a4baa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AABAA4?: #AABAA4 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 #AABAA4?: The RGB value is 170, 186, 164: 170 red, 186 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABAA4?: The complementary color is #B4A4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.