What color is #AAAAB4?

#AAAAB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAAB4?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 180: 170 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAAB4?

The complementary color is #B4B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAAB4 color

#AAAAB4 rgb(170, 170, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAAB4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 70.6% blue (170, 170, 180).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#AAAAB4 color codes

HEX	`#AAAAB4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, 1.94, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 5.47, 290.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.189, 40.591, 48.941)`
Decimal	`11184820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAAB4, 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 #AAAAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #AAAAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaab4; }
.text { color: #aaaab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaab4, #afaab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAAAB4?: #AAAAB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAAB4?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 180: 170 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAAB4?: The complementary color is #B4B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.