What color is #AAAEA4?

#AAAEA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAEA4?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 164: 170 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAEA4?

The complementary color is #A8A4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAEA4?

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.

#AAAEA4 color

#AAAEA4 rgb(170, 174, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAEA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 64.3% blue (170, 174, 164).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AAAEA4 color codes

HEX	`#AAAEA4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, -3.27, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 5.68, 125.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.413, 41.498, 41.101)`
Decimal	`11185828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAEA4, 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 #AAAEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAEA4 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 #AAAEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaea4; }
.text { color: #aaaea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaea4, #a5aea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAAEA4?: #AAAEA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAEA4?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 164: 170 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAEA4?: The complementary color is #A8A4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAEA4?: 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.