What color is #AAA6BD?

#AAA6BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA6BD?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 189: 170 red, 166 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA6BD?

The complementary color is #B9BDA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA6BD color

#AAA6BD rgb(170, 166, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA6BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 74.1% blue (170, 166, 189).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#AAA6BD color codes

HEX	`#AAA6BD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, 5.96, -11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 12.74, 297.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.397, 39.492, 53.681)`
Decimal	`11183805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA6BD, 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 #AAA6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #AAA6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa6bd; }
.text { color: #aaa6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa6bd, #b5a6bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAA6BD?: #AAA6BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA6BD?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 189: 170 red, 166 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA6BD?: The complementary color is #B9BDA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.