What color is #AAA6A1?

#AAA6A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA6A1?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 161: 170 red, 166 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA6A1?

The complementary color is #A1A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA6A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA6A1 color

#AAA6A1 rgb(170, 166, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA6A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 63.1% blue (170, 166, 161).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#AAA6A1 color codes

HEX	`#AAA6A1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.31, 0.52, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.31, 3.13, 80.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.646, 38.392, 39.191)`
Decimal	`11183777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA6A1, 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 #AAA6A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA6A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #AAA6A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa6a1; }
.text { color: #aaa6a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa6a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa6a1, #a9aaa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA6A1?: #AAA6A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA6A1?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 161: 170 red, 166 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA6A1?: The complementary color is #A1A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA6A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.