What color is #AAADB3?

#AAADB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAADB3?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 179: 170 red, 173 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAADB3?

The complementary color is #B3B0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAADB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAADB3 color

#AAADB3 rgb(170, 173, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAADB3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 70.2% blue (170, 173, 179).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 6% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#AAADB3 color codes

HEX	`#AAADB3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 6%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 5%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.66, 0.1, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.66, 3.44, 271.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.656, 41.688, 48.596)`
Decimal	`11185587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAADB3, 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 #AAADB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAADB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #AAADB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaadb3; }
.text { color: #aaadb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaadb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaadb3, #acaab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAADB3?: #AAADB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAADB3?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 179: 170 red, 173 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAADB3?: The complementary color is #B3B0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAADB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.