What color is #AAB1AA?

#AAB1AA is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB1AA?

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

What is the complementary color of #AAB1AA?

The complementary color is #B1AAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB1AA color

#AAB1AA rgb(170, 177, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB1AA is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#AAB1AA color codes

HEX	`#AAB1AA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 177, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.48, -3.78, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.48, 4.66, 144.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.554, 42.892, 44.218)`
Decimal	`11186602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB1AA, 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 #AAB1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #AAB1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab1aa; }
.text { color: #aab1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 177 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab1aa, #aab1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAB1AA?: #AAB1AA is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB1AA?: The RGB value is 170, 177, 170: 170 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB1AA?: The complementary color is #B1AAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.