What color is #AAA0A8?

#AAA0A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA0A8?

The RGB value is 170, 160, 168: 170 red, 160 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA0A8?

The complementary color is #A0AAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA0A8 color

#AAA0A8 rgb(170, 160, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA0A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green and 65.9% blue (170, 160, 168).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#AAA0A8 color codes

HEX	`#AAA0A8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 160, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, 5.11, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 5.84, 330.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.215, 36.515, 42.178)`
Decimal	`11182248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA0A8, 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 #AAA0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #AAA0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa0a8; }
.text { color: #aaa0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 160 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa0a8, #aaa0a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAA0A8?: #AAA0A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA0A8?: The RGB value is 170, 160, 168: 170 red, 160 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA0A8?: The complementary color is #A0AAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.