What color is #AAA8A9?

#AAA8A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA8A9?

The RGB value is 170, 168, 169: 170 red, 168 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA8A9?

The complementary color is #A8AAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA8A9 color

#AAA8A9 rgb(170, 168, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA8A9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.9% green and 66.3% blue (170, 168, 169).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 1% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#AAA8A9 color codes

HEX	`#AAA8A9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 168, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 1%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 1%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.05, 0.9, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.05, 0.94, 343.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.74, 39.416, 43.148)`
Decimal	`11184297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA8A9, 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 #AAA8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #AAA8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa8a9; }
.text { color: #aaa8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 168 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa8a9, #aaa8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA8A9?: #AAA8A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA8A9?: The RGB value is 170, 168, 169: 170 red, 168 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA8A9?: The complementary color is #A8AAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.