#aaab73 Color Information

#aaab73 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aaab73. In RGB, it consists of 66.7% Red, 67.1% Green, and 45.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 32.7% Yellow, and 32.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 61.1°, with saturation of 25% and lightness of 56.1%. The decimal value for #aaab73 is 11185011, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aaab73 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#aaab73 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color170, 171, 115 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.7%, 67.1%, 45.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.333, 0.329, 0.549 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.006, 0, 0.327, 0.329 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color61.1°, 25.0%, 56.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color61.1°, 32.7%, 67.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color34.235, 38.910, 21.926 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color115, 171, 116 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11185011 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.686, -9.273, 28.783 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.686, 30.240, 107.857 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.686, 2.201, 39.190 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.378, -11.194, 22.824 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.360, 0.409, 38.910 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289375091 / 0xffaaab73 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #aaab73

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aaab73, its pure hue is 61.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.0%, and its lightness is 56.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aaab73, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #15150e to #959665.

Tints of #aaab73

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aaab73, its pure hue is 61.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.0%, and its lightness is 56.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aaab73, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b5b685 to #f4f5ee.

Tones of #aaab73

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aaab73, its pure hue is 61.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aaab73, which range from #8f8f8f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fbff1f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aaab73

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aaab73! For #aaab73, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aaab73. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aaab73

This color, #aaab73, consists of 66.7% Red, 67.1% Green, and 45.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 170, Green = 171, Blue = 115. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aaab73 is 0.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 32.7% Yellow, and 32.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.7%
C0.6%
G67.1%
M0.0%
B45.1%
Y32.7%
K32.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 170 171 115
Octal 252 253 163
Hexa #aa #ab #73
Binary 10101010 10101011 01110011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 0 32 32
Octal 0 0 40 40
Hexa #00 #00 #20 #20
Binary 00000000 00000000 00100000 00100000

Analogous Colors of #aaab73

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aaab73 — which has hue 61.1° — its analogous colors are located at 31.1° and 91.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaab73.

Triadic Colors of #aaab73

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aaab73 — which has hue 61.1° — its triadic colors are located at 61.1° and 301.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaab73.

Complementary Color of #aaab73

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aaab73 — which has hue 61.1° — its complementary color is located at 241.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaab73.

Split Complementary Colors of #aaab73

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aaab73 — which has hue 61.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 61.1° and 271.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaab73.

Tetradic Colors of #aaab73

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aaab73 — which has hue 61.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 331.1°, 61.1°, 151.1°, and 241.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaab73.

Monochromatic Colors of #aaab73

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aaab73, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #61624c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dbdcb2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aaab73

We want to make getting started with #aaab73 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aaab73 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aaab73 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aaab73 with other HTML elements.

#aaab73 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aaab73.
<span style="color: #aaab73;">The color of this text is #aaab73.</span>

#aaab73 Background Color

The background color for this text is #aaab73.
<div style="background-color: #aaab73; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aaab73.</div>

#aaab73 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aaab73.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aaab73;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aaab73.</span>

#aaab73 Border Color

This is a div with border color #aaab73.
<div style="border: #aaab73 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aaab73.</div>

#aaab73 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aaab73 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aaab73; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aaab73 on a white background.</div></div>

#aaab73 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aaab73 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aaab73; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aaab73 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aaab73 to White

This is a gradient from #aaab73 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aaab73,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aaab73,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aaab73,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aaab73,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aaab73 to white.</div>

Gradient from #aaab73 to Black

This is a gradient from #aaab73 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aaab73,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aaab73,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aaab73,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aaab73,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aaab73 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aaab73

In addition to using #aaab73 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aaab73 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aaab73, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 170, Green = 171, Blue = 115). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aaab73 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aaab73
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(170, 171, 115)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aaab73; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aaab73; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aaab73; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(170, 171, 115);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aaab73")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:170, green:171, blue:115, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:170 green:171 blue:115 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(170f, 171f, 115f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(170, 171, 115);
 

#aaab73 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aaab73 the same way. For those with color blindness, #aaab73 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aaab73 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aaab73 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aaab73 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aaab73 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aaab73 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text