What color is #AABD95?

#AABD95 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 #AABD95?

The RGB value is 170, 189, 149: 170 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABD95?

The complementary color is #A895BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABD95 color

#AABD95 rgb(170, 189, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABD95 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.1% green and 58.4% blue (170, 189, 149).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% 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).

#AABD95 color codes

HEX	`#AABD95`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, -13.74, 18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 22.72, 127.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.199, 47.111, 35.403)`
Decimal	`11189653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABD95, 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 #AABD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #AABD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabd95; }
.text { color: #aabd95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabd95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabd95, #96bd95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AABD95?: #AABD95 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 #AABD95?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 149: 170 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABD95?: The complementary color is #A895BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.