What color is #AAB0B9?

#AAB0B9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB0B9?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 185: 170 red, 176 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB0B9?

The complementary color is #B9B3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB0B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB0B9 color

#AAB0B9 rgb(170, 176, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB0B9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 72.5% blue (170, 176, 185).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#AAB0B9 color codes

HEX	`#AAB0B9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, -0.33, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 5.32, 266.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.858, 43.099, 52.056)`
Decimal	`11186361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB0B9, 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 #AAB0B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB0B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #AAB0B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab0b9; }
.text { color: #aab0b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab0b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab0b9, #abaab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB0B9?: #AAB0B9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB0B9?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 185: 170 red, 176 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB0B9?: The complementary color is #B9B3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB0B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.