What color is #AAA3A1?

#AAA3A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA3A1?

The RGB value is 170, 163, 161: 170 red, 163 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA3A1?

The complementary color is #A1A8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA3A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA3A1 color

#AAA3A1 rgb(170, 163, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA3A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green and 63.1% blue (170, 163, 161).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#AAA3A1 color codes

HEX	`#AAA3A1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 163, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, 2.16, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 2.9, 41.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.107, 37.314, 39.011)`
Decimal	`11183009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA3A1, 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 #AAA3A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA3A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #AAA3A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa3a1; }
.text { color: #aaa3a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa3a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 163 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa3a1, #aaa8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAA3A1?: #AAA3A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA3A1?: The RGB value is 170, 163, 161: 170 red, 163 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA3A1?: The complementary color is #A1A8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA3A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.