What color is #AAA1B5?

#AAA1B5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA1B5?

The RGB value is 170, 161, 181: 170 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA1B5?

The complementary color is #ACB5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA1B5 color

#AAA1B5 rgb(170, 161, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA1B5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.1% green and 71% blue (170, 161, 181).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#AAA1B5 color codes

HEX	`#AAA1B5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 161, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, 7.09, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 11.57, 307.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.661, 37.372, 48.937)`
Decimal	`11182517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA1B5, 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 #AAA1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #AAA1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa1b5; }
.text { color: #aaa1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 161 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa1b5, #b4a1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA1B5?: #AAA1B5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA1B5?: The RGB value is 170, 161, 181: 170 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA1B5?: The complementary color is #ACB5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.