What color is #AAABAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #AAABAE?

The RGB value is 170, 171, 174: 170 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAABAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAABAE color

#AAABAE rgb(170, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAABAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (170, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 2% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#AAABAE color codes

HEX	`#AAABAE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 2%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 2%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.98, 0.22, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.98, 1.68, 277.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.779, 40.728, 45.854)`
Decimal	`11185070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAABAE, 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 #AAABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #AAABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaabae; }
.text { color: #aaabae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaabae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaabae, #abaaae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAABAE?: #AAABAE is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAABAE?: The RGB value is 170, 171, 174: 170 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAABAE?: The complementary color is #AEADAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.