What color is #AABD94?

#AABD94 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 #AABD94?

The RGB value is 170, 189, 148: 170 red, 189 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABD94?

The complementary color is #A794BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABD94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABD94 color

#AABD94 rgb(170, 189, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABD94 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.1% green and 58% blue (170, 189, 148).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#AABD94 color codes

HEX	`#AABD94`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, -13.9, 18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 23.22, 126.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.12, 47.079, 34.985)`
Decimal	`11189652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABD94, 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 #AABD94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABD94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #AABD94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabd94; }
.text { color: #aabd94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabd94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabd94, #96bd94); }

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Questions

What color is #AABD94?: #AABD94 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 #AABD94?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 148: 170 red, 189 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABD94?: The complementary color is #A794BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABD94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.