What color is #AAAFAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #AAAFAB?

The RGB value is 170, 175, 171: 170 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAFAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAAFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAFAB color

#AAAFAB rgb(170, 175, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAFAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.6% green and 67.1% blue (170, 175, 171).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#AAAFAB color codes

HEX	`#AAAFAB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 175, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, -2.52, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 2.9, 150.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.257, 42.146, 44.587)`
Decimal	`11186091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAFAB, 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 #AAAFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #AAAFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaafab; }
.text { color: #aaafab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaafab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 175 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaafab, #aaafae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAFAB?: #AAAFAB is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAFAB?: The RGB value is 170, 175, 171: 170 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAFAB?: The complementary color is #AFAAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.