What color is #AAA5B7?

#AAA5B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA5B7?

The RGB value is 170, 165, 183: 170 red, 165 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA5B7?

The complementary color is #B2B7A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA5B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA5B7 color

#AAA5B7 rgb(170, 165, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA5B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 71.8% blue (170, 165, 183).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 11% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% 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 8.78:1).

#AAA5B7 color codes

HEX	`#AAA5B7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 165, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 11%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.66, 5.28, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.66, 10.1, 301.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.578, 38.875, 50.262)`
Decimal	`11183543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA5B7, 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 #AAA5B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA5B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #AAA5B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa5b7; }
.text { color: #aaa5b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa5b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 165 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa5b7, #b3a5b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA5B7?: #AAA5B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA5B7?: The RGB value is 170, 165, 183: 170 red, 165 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA5B7?: The complementary color is #B2B7A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA5B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.