What color is #AAA1AD?

#AAA1AD is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA1AD?

The RGB value is 170, 161, 173: 170 red, 161 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA1AD?

The complementary color is #A4ADA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA1AD color

#AAA1AD rgb(170, 161, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA1AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.1% green and 67.8% blue (170, 161, 173).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#AAA1AD color codes

HEX	`#AAA1AD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 161, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, 5.51, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 7.46, 317.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.864, 37.053, 44.737)`
Decimal	`11182509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA1AD, 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 #AAA1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #AAA1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa1ad; }
.text { color: #aaa1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 161 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa1ad, #ada1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAA1AD?: #AAA1AD is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA1AD?: The RGB value is 170, 161, 173: 170 red, 161 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA1AD?: The complementary color is #A4ADA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.