What color is #AAA6B6?

#AAA6B6 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 #AAA6B6?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 182: 170 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA6B6?

The complementary color is #B2B6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA6B6 color

#AAA6B6 rgb(170, 166, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA6B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 71.4% blue (170, 166, 182).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 10% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#AAA6B6 color codes

HEX	`#AAA6B6`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 10%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, 4.53, -7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 8.94, 300.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.656, 39.196, 49.776)`
Decimal	`11183798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA6B6, 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 #AAA6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #AAA6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa6b6; }
.text { color: #aaa6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa6b6, #b2a6b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAA6B6?: #AAA6B6 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 #AAA6B6?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 182: 170 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA6B6?: The complementary color is #B2B6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.