What color is #AAA29C?

#AAA29C is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA29C?

The RGB value is 170, 162, 156: 170 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA29C?

The complementary color is #9CA4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA29C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA29C color

#AAA29C rgb(170, 162, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA29C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 61.2% blue (170, 162, 156).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#AAA29C color codes

HEX	`#AAA29C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.12, 1.81, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.12, 4.53, 66.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.498, 36.787, 36.677)`
Decimal	`11182748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA29C, 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 #AAA29C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA29C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #AAA29C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa29c; }
.text { color: #aaa29c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa29c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 162 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa29c, #aaa99c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAA29C?: #AAA29C is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA29C?: The RGB value is 170, 162, 156: 170 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA29C?: The complementary color is #9CA4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA29C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.