What color is #AAACA6?

#AAACA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAACA6?

The RGB value is 170, 172, 166: 170 red, 172 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAACA6?

The complementary color is #A8A6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAACA6?

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.

#AAACA6 color

#AAACA6 rgb(170, 172, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAACA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.5% green and 65.1% blue (170, 172, 166).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 3% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AAACA6 color codes

HEX	`#AAACA6`
RGB	`rgb(170, 172, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 3%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 3%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.04, -1.83, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.04, 3.37, 122.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.212, 40.804, 41.932)`
Decimal	`11185318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAACA6, 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 #AAACA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAACA6 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 #AAACA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaca6; }
.text { color: #aaaca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 172 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaca6, #a7aca6); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #AAACA6?: #AAACA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAACA6?: The RGB value is 170, 172, 166: 170 red, 172 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAACA6?: The complementary color is #A8A6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAACA6?: 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.