What color is #AAA1B0?

#AAA1B0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA1B0?

The RGB value is 170, 161, 176: 170 red, 161 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA1B0?

The complementary color is #A7B0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA1B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA1B0 color

#AAA1B0 rgb(170, 161, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA1B0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.1% green and 69% blue (170, 161, 176).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#AAA1B0 color codes

HEX	`#AAA1B0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 161, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.4, 6.1, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.4, 8.97, 312.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.158, 37.171, 46.283)`
Decimal	`11182512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA1B0, 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 #AAA1B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA1B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #AAA1B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa1b0; }
.text { color: #aaa1b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa1b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 161 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa1b0, #b0a1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA1B0?: #AAA1B0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA1B0?: The RGB value is 170, 161, 176: 170 red, 161 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA1B0?: The complementary color is #A7B0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA1B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.