What color is #AAA6B4?

#AAA6B4 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 #AAA6B4?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 180: 170 red, 166 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA6B4?

The complementary color is #B0B4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA6B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA6B4 color

#AAA6B4 rgb(170, 166, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA6B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 70.6% blue (170, 166, 180).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#AAA6B4 color codes

HEX	`#AAA6B4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, 4.13, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 7.86, 301.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.451, 39.114, 48.695)`
Decimal	`11183796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA6B4, 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 #AAA6B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA6B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #AAA6B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa6b4; }
.text { color: #aaa6b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa6b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa6b4, #b1a6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAA6B4?: #AAA6B4 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 #AAA6B4?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 180: 170 red, 166 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA6B4?: The complementary color is #B0B4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA6B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.