What color is #AAADAE?

#AAADAE 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 #AAADAE?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 174: 170 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAADAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAADAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAADAE color

#AAADAE rgb(170, 173, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAADAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 68.2% blue (170, 173, 174).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 2% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#AAADAE color codes

HEX	`#AAADAE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 2%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 2%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, -0.87, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 1.24, 225.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.16, 41.489, 45.981)`
Decimal	`11185582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAADAE, 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 #AAADAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAADAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #AAADAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaadae; }
.text { color: #aaadae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaadae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaadae, #aaabae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAADAE?: #AAADAE 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 #AAADAE?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 174: 170 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAADAE?: The complementary color is #AEABAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAADAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.