What color is #AAAB9F?

#AAAB9F is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAB9F?

The RGB value is 170, 171, 159: 170 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAB9F?

The complementary color is #A09FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAB9F?

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.

#AAAB9F color

#AAAB9F rgb(170, 171, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAB9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.1% green and 62.4% blue (170, 171, 159).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AAAB9F color codes

HEX	`#AAAB9F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 171, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, -2.55, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 6.57, 112.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.398, 40.175, 38.579)`
Decimal	`11185055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAB9F, 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 #AAAB9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAB9F 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 #AAAB9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaab9f; }
.text { color: #aaab9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaab9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 171 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaab9f, #a4ab9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAAB9F?: #AAAB9F is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAB9F?: The RGB value is 170, 171, 159: 170 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAB9F?: The complementary color is #A09FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAB9F?: 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.