What color is #A0AAAF?

#A0AAAF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AAAF?

The RGB value is 160, 170, 175: 160 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AAAF?

The complementary color is #AFA5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AAAF color

#A0AAAF rgb(160, 170, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0AAAF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 66.7% green and 68.6% blue (160, 170, 175).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#A0AAAF color codes

HEX	`#A0AAAF`
RGB	`rgb(160, 170, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 66.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, -2.51, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 4.54, 236.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.608, 39.318, 46.21)`
Decimal	`10529455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AAAF, 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 #A0AAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #A0AAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0aaaf; }
.text { color: #a0aaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0aaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 170 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0aaaf, #a0a3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0AAAF?: #A0AAAF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AAAF?: The RGB value is 160, 170, 175: 160 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AAAF?: The complementary color is #AFA5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.