What color is #AAA9A2?

#AAA9A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA9A2?

The RGB value is 170, 169, 162: 170 red, 169 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA9A2?

The complementary color is #A2A3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA9A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA9A2 color

#AAA9A2 rgb(170, 169, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA9A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green and 63.5% blue (170, 169, 162).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 4% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#AAA9A2 color codes

HEX	`#AAA9A2`
RGB	`rgb(170, 169, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 4%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, -0.94, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 3.85, 104.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.286, 39.531, 39.841)`
Decimal	`11184546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA9A2, 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 #AAA9A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA9A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #AAA9A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa9a2; }
.text { color: #aaa9a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa9a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 169 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa9a2, #a7aaa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA9A2?: #AAA9A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA9A2?: The RGB value is 170, 169, 162: 170 red, 169 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA9A2?: The complementary color is #A2A3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA9A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.