What color is #AAAFA8?

#AAAFA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAFA8?

The RGB value is 170, 175, 168: 170 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAFA8?

The complementary color is #ADA8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAFA8 color

#AAAFA8 rgb(170, 175, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAFA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.6% green and 65.9% blue (170, 175, 168).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#AAAFA8 color codes

HEX	`#AAAFA8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 175, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, -3.08, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 4.28, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.974, 42.033, 43.098)`
Decimal	`11186088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAFA8, 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 #AAAFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #AAAFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaafa8; }
.text { color: #aaafa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaafa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 175 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaafa8, #a8afaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAFA8?: #AAAFA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAFA8?: The RGB value is 170, 175, 168: 170 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAFA8?: The complementary color is #ADA8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.