What color is #AAAEA5?

#AAAEA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAEA5?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 165: 170 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAEA5?

The complementary color is #A9A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAEA5 color

#AAAEA5 rgb(170, 174, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAEA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 64.7% blue (170, 174, 165).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#AAAEA5 color codes

HEX	`#AAAEA5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.55, -3.09, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.55, 5.15, 126.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.504, 41.535, 41.579)`
Decimal	`11185829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAEA5, 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 #AAAEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #AAAEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaea5; }
.text { color: #aaaea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaea5, #a6aea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AAAEA5?: #AAAEA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAEA5?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 165: 170 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAEA5?: The complementary color is #A9A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.