What color is #AAA4B1?

#AAA4B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA4B1?

The RGB value is 170, 164, 177: 170 red, 164 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA4B1?

The complementary color is #ABB1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA4B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA4B1 color

#AAA4B1 rgb(170, 164, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA4B1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.3% green and 69.4% blue (170, 164, 177).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#AAA4B1 color codes

HEX	`#AAA4B1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 164, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, 4.64, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 7.52, 308.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.787, 38.271, 46.983)`
Decimal	`11183281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA4B1, 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 #AAA4B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA4B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #AAA4B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa4b1; }
.text { color: #aaa4b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa4b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 164 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa4b1, #b1a4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAA4B1?: #AAA4B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA4B1?: The RGB value is 170, 164, 177: 170 red, 164 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA4B1?: The complementary color is #ABB1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA4B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.