What color is #AAA6AD?

#AAA6AD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA6AD?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 173: 170 red, 166 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA6AD?

The complementary color is #A9ADA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA6AD color

#AAA6AD rgb(170, 166, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA6AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 67.8% blue (170, 166, 173).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 4% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#AAA6AD color codes

HEX	`#AAA6AD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 4%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 4%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, 2.76, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 4.15, 311.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.755, 38.836, 45.034)`
Decimal	`11183789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA6AD, 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 #AAA6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #AAA6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa6ad; }
.text { color: #aaa6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa6ad, #ada6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA6AD?: #AAA6AD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA6AD?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 173: 170 red, 166 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA6AD?: The complementary color is #A9ADA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.