What color is #AAAAAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #AAAAAA?

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

What is the complementary color of #AAAAAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAAAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAAAA color

#AAAAAA rgb(170, 170, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAAAA is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dark Gray (#A9A9A9), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#AAAAAA color codes

HEX	`#AAAAAA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.207, 40.198, 43.769)`
Decimal	`11184810`
Short hex	`#AAA`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAAAA, 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 #AAAAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #AAAAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #AAAAAA?: #AAAAAA is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAAAA?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 170: 170 red, 170 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAAAA?: The complementary color is #AAAAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.