What color is #AAB0A6?

#AAB0A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB0A6?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 166: 170 red, 176 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB0A6?

The complementary color is #ACA6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB0A6 color

#AAB0A6 rgb(170, 176, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB0A6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 65.1% blue (170, 176, 166).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#AAB0A6 color codes

HEX	`#AAB0A6`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, -3.98, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 5.92, 132.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.985, 42.35, 42.19)`
Decimal	`11186342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB0A6, 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 #AAB0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #AAB0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab0a6; }
.text { color: #aab0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab0a6, #a6b0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAB0A6?: #AAB0A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB0A6?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 166: 170 red, 176 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB0A6?: The complementary color is #ACA6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.