What color is #AAAFA4?

#AAAFA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAFA4?

The RGB value is 170, 175, 164: 170 red, 175 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAFA4?

The complementary color is #A9A4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAFA4 color

#AAAFA4 rgb(170, 175, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAFA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.6% green and 64.3% blue (170, 175, 164).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#AAAFA4 color codes

HEX	`#AAAFA4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 175, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, -3.81, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 6.31, 127.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.607, 41.886, 41.166)`
Decimal	`11186084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAFA4, 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 #AAAFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #AAAFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaafa4; }
.text { color: #aaafa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaafa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 175 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaafa4, #a5afa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAFA4?: #AAAFA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAFA4?: The RGB value is 170, 175, 164: 170 red, 175 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAFA4?: The complementary color is #A9A4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.