What color is #AAB0A7?

#AAB0A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB0A7?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 167: 170 red, 176 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB0A7?

The complementary color is #ADA7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB0A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB0A7 color

#AAB0A7 rgb(170, 176, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB0A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 65.5% blue (170, 176, 167).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#AAB0A7 color codes

HEX	`#AAB0A7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, -3.8, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 5.43, 134.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.077, 42.387, 42.674)`
Decimal	`11186343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB0A7, 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 #AAB0A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB0A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #AAB0A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab0a7; }
.text { color: #aab0a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab0a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab0a7, #a7b0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAB0A7?: #AAB0A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB0A7?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 167: 170 red, 176 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB0A7?: The complementary color is #ADA7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB0A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.