What color is #AABBA3?

#AABBA3 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 #AABBA3?

The RGB value is 170, 187, 163: 170 red, 187 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABBA3?

The complementary color is #B4A3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABBA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABBA3 color

#AABBA3 rgb(170, 187, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABBA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green and 63.9% blue (170, 187, 163).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#AABBA3 color codes

HEX	`#AABBA3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 187, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 73.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, -10.34, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 14.52, 135.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.958, 46.731, 41.505)`
Decimal	`11189155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABBA3, 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 #AABBA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABBA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #AABBA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabba3; }
.text { color: #aabba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 187 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabba3, #a3bba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AABBA3?: #AABBA3 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 #AABBA3?: The RGB value is 170, 187, 163: 170 red, 187 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABBA3?: The complementary color is #B4A3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABBA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.