What color is #AAABAA?

#AAABAA is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAABAA?

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

What is the complementary color of #AAABAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAABAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAABAA color

#AAABAA rgb(170, 171, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAABAA is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#AAABAA color codes

HEX	`#AAABAA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 171, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, -0.54, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 0.67, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.395, 40.574, 43.831)`
Decimal	`11185066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAABAA, 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 #AAABAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAABAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #AAABAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAABAA?: #AAABAA is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAABAA?: The RGB value is 170, 171, 170: 170 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAABAA?: The complementary color is #ABAAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAABAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.