What color is #AAA5AD?

#AAA5AD is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA5AD?

The RGB value is 170, 165, 173: 170 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA5AD?

The complementary color is #A8ADA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA5AD color

#AAA5AD rgb(170, 165, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA5AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 67.8% blue (170, 165, 173).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#AAA5AD color codes

HEX	`#AAA5AD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 165, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.37, 3.31, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.37, 4.8, 313.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.574, 38.474, 44.974)`
Decimal	`11183533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA5AD, 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 #AAA5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #AAA5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa5ad; }
.text { color: #aaa5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 165 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa5ad, #ada5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAA5AD?: #AAA5AD is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA5AD?: The RGB value is 170, 165, 173: 170 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA5AD?: The complementary color is #A8ADA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.