What color is #AAB0AC?

#AAB0AC is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB0AC?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 172: 170 red, 176 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB0AC?

The complementary color is #B0AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB0AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB0AC color

#AAB0AC rgb(170, 176, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB0AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 67.5% blue (170, 176, 172).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 4% 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#AAB0AC color codes

HEX	`#AAB0AC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, -2.87, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 3.15, 155.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.548, 42.575, 45.156)`
Decimal	`11186348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB0AC, 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 #AAB0AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB0AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #AAB0AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab0ac; }
.text { color: #aab0ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab0ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab0ac, #aab0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB0AC?: #AAB0AC is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB0AC?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 172: 170 red, 176 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB0AC?: The complementary color is #B0AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB0AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.