What color is #AAA1A8?

#AAA1A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA1A8?

The RGB value is 170, 161, 168: 170 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA1A8?

The complementary color is #A1AAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA1A8 color

#AAA1A8 rgb(170, 161, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA1A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.1% green and 65.9% blue (170, 161, 168).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#AAA1A8 color codes

HEX	`#AAA1A8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 161, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, 4.55, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 5.17, 331.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.389, 36.863, 42.236)`
Decimal	`11182504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA1A8, 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 #AAA1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #AAA1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa1a8; }
.text { color: #aaa1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 161 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa1a8, #aaa1a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAA1A8?: #AAA1A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA1A8?: The RGB value is 170, 161, 168: 170 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA1A8?: The complementary color is #A1AAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.