What color is #AAB1A0?

#AAB1A0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB1A0?

The RGB value is 170, 177, 160: 170 red, 177 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB1A0?

The complementary color is #A7A0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB1A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB1A0 color

#AAB1A0 rgb(170, 177, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB1A0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.4% green and 62.7% blue (170, 177, 160).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#AAB1A0 color codes

HEX	`#AAB1A0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 177, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, -5.6, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 9.64, 125.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.644, 42.528, 39.424)`
Decimal	`11186592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB1A0, 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 #AAB1A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB1A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #AAB1A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab1a0; }
.text { color: #aab1a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab1a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 177 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab1a0, #a2b1a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAB1A0?: #AAB1A0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB1A0?: The RGB value is 170, 177, 160: 170 red, 177 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB1A0?: The complementary color is #A7A0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB1A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.