What color is #AA9CA1?

#AA9CA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9CA1?

The RGB value is 170, 156, 161: 170 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9CA1?

The complementary color is #9CAAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9CA1 color

#AA9CA1 rgb(170, 156, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9CA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (170, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#AA9CA1 color codes

HEX	`#AA9CA1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.67, 6.02, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.67, 6.06, 352.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.898, 34.897, 38.609)`
Decimal	`11181217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9CA1, 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 #AA9CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #AA9CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9ca1; }
.text { color: #aa9ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9ca1, #aa9e9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA9CA1?: #AA9CA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9CA1?: The RGB value is 170, 156, 161: 170 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9CA1?: The complementary color is #9CAAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.