What color is #AABB9D?

#AABB9D 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 #AABB9D?

The RGB value is 170, 187, 157: 170 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABB9D?

The complementary color is #AE9DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABB9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABB9D color

#AABB9D rgb(170, 187, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABB9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green and 61.6% blue (170, 187, 157).

Its hue angle is 94°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#AABB9D color codes

HEX	`#AABB9D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 187, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 73.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, -11.38, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 17.47, 130.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.433, 46.521, 38.741)`
Decimal	`11189149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABB9D, 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 #AABB9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABB9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #AABB9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabb9d; }
.text { color: #aabb9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabb9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 187 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabb9d, #9dbb9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AABB9D?: #AABB9D 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 #AABB9D?: The RGB value is 170, 187, 157: 170 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABB9D?: The complementary color is #AE9DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABB9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.