What color is #AAB0AF?

#AAB0AF is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB0AF?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 175: 170 red, 176 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB0AF?

The complementary color is #B0AAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB0AF color

#AAB0AF rgb(170, 176, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB0AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 68.6% blue (170, 176, 175).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#AAB0AF color codes

HEX	`#AAB0AF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.35, -2.3, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.35, 2.31, 185.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.839, 42.692, 46.691)`
Decimal	`11186351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB0AF, 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 #AAB0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #AAB0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab0af; }
.text { color: #aab0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab0af, #aaaeb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB0AF?: #AAB0AF is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB0AF?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 175: 170 red, 176 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB0AF?: The complementary color is #B0AAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.