What color is #AAAAB9?

#AAAAB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAAB9?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 185: 170 red, 170 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAAB9?

The complementary color is #B9B9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAAB9 color

#AAAAB9 rgb(170, 170, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAAB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 72.5% blue (170, 170, 185).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#AAAAB9 color codes

HEX	`#AAAAB9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, 2.94, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 8.21, 290.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.708, 40.798, 51.672)`
Decimal	`11184825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAAB9, 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 #AAAAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #AAAAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaab9; }
.text { color: #aaaab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaab9, #b2aab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAAB9?: #AAAAB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAAB9?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 185: 170 red, 170 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAAB9?: The complementary color is #B9B9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.