What color is #AAA89F?

#AAA89F is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA89F?

The RGB value is 170, 168, 159: 170 red, 168 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA89F?

The complementary color is #9FA1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA89F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA89F color

#AAA89F rgb(170, 168, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA89F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.9% green and 62.4% blue (170, 168, 159).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#AAA89F color codes

HEX	`#AAA89F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 168, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, -0.93, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 4.99, 100.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.837, 39.055, 38.392)`
Decimal	`11184287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA89F, 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 #AAA89F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA89F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #AAA89F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa89f; }
.text { color: #aaa89f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa89f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 168 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa89f, #a6aa9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAA89F?: #AAA89F is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA89F?: The RGB value is 170, 168, 159: 170 red, 168 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA89F?: The complementary color is #9FA1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA89F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.